A hermaphrodite is an animal that exhibit complete or partially developed reproductive organs of both male and female sex and these animals also produce gametes associated with these sex organs. The types of hermaphrodite is as follows:
Protandry: When an animal is born with male sex organ and later on the sex changes to female.
Protogyny: When an animal is born with female sex organ and the sex organ changes to male.
Bidirectional sex change: When an animal is born with female and male sex organs, but may either act as female and male during different life stages.
