The male grasps the female tightly with his forelimbs either behind the arms or in front of the back legs, or in the case of Epipedobates tricolor, around the neck.
ðə mˈeɪl ɡɹˈæsps ðə fˈiːmeɪl tˈaɪtli wɪð hɪz fˈɔːɹlɪmz ˈiːðɚ bᵻhˌaɪnd ðɪ ˈɑːɹmz ɔːɹ ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌvðə bˈæk lˈɛɡz, ɔːɹ ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv ˈɛpɪpˌɛdəbˌeɪts tɹˈaɪkʌlɚ, ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə nˈɛk.