El saco vocal es la membrana flexible de la piel que poseen la mayoría de los anuros macho. El objetivo del saco vocal es por lo general actuar como un amplificador de su llamado de apareamiento. La presencia o el desarrollo de la parte vocal del saco es una forma de determinar el sexo de una rana en muchas especies.

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The vocal sac is the flexible membrane of skin possessed by most male frogs. The purpose of the vocal sac is usually as an amplification of their mating or advertisement call. The presence or development of the vocal sac is one way of externally determining the sex of a frog in many species. The vocal sac is open to the mouth cavity of the frog, with two slits on either side of the tongue. To call, the frog inflates its lungs and shuts its nose and mouth. Air is then expelled from the lungs, through the larynx, and into the vocal sac. The vibrations of the larynx emits a sound, which resonates within the vocal sac. The resonance causes the sound to be amplified and allows the call to carry further. Muscles within the body wall force the air back and forth between the lungs and vocal sac.

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