QuickCheck: Is there really a toad whose babies burst from their mother’s back?

The animal in question is the Surinam toad, scientifically known as Pipa pipa. Though it might sound unbelievable, this ...
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An animal that can give birth through its back and a creature that can project its ribs through its skin to launch poison: 7 weirdest amphibians on the planet

Once they near emergence, the female's thin skin bulges and pulsates with the struggles of the impatient froglets. The day ...
Gizmodo

The weirdest toad reproduction video you’ll see all day

Meet the Surinam Toad, a five-inch-long amphibian that lives in South America. Once the female toad’s eggs are fertilized by the male, they embed in her back, which transforms into a honeycomb-like ...
PBS

These Baby Toads Burst Out Of Their Mom's Back

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