Acanthophrynus sexing by exuviae

[jhjhj]

The title says it all. Does anybody have any male vs female comparison pictures or diagrams of the open operculum?

 

[Edan bandoot]

 

[Sarkhan42]

The title says it all. Does anybody have any male vs female comparison pictures or diagrams of the open operculum?

Not the greatest quality shots in the world, but female and male respectively. The female has very evident dark hooks at this size.

 

[jhjhj]

Can’t really see much on this old and broken molt. Any ideas? I’d suppose male because of the lack of these hooks?

 

[Sarkhan42]

Can’t really see much on this old and broken molt. Any ideas? I’d suppose male because of the lack of these hooks?

Definitely tough to see but I'd agree male, I believe I see the same gonopod structures in my male molt in the third picture.

 

[Sarkhan42]

Can’t really see much on this old and broken molt. Any ideas? I’d suppose male because of the lack of these hooks?

Could you post a picture of the specimen itself? At this size they're also fairly dimorphic IMO.

 

[jhjhj]

Here

 

[Sarkhan42]

Here

Ah not quite the instar I thought, maybe a molt or two for visual differences. I do still agree male from exuvia though!