# Amplexus Bufo bufo 2010-03-29

- By: Bernie
- Date: 2010-03-29
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amplexus_Bufo_bufo_2010-03-29.jpg)
- Rights: [CC0](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Amplexus_Bufo_bufo_2010-03-29.jpg/1920px-Amplexus_Bufo_bufo_2010-03-29.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The common toad (Bufo bufo) is one of the many amphibians known for its amplexus as part of the mating process. The larger female toad often has to carry the male for days. From head to abdomen the female in the picture is about 95 mm long – the male only 65 mm.