The Surinam toad is this one.
Babies emerge from a collection of tiny holes in their mother’s back in one of the most bizarre birth practices in the animal kingdom.
The Surinam toad (Pipa pipa), sometimes referred to as the “armor-plated” or Pipa toad
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