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Volatile pheromones in frogs have been detected for the first time in the family Mantellidae from Madagascar. Previously only water‐soluble pheromones had been found in amphibians. In their Communication on page 2187 ff., S. Schulz and co‐workers show that the femoral ducts of the male frogs contain macrolides and secondary alcohols. These compounds, including structures such as gephyromantolid A, were identified and synthesized.