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 ...
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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 ...