Oh yeah this is gonna be gross
Well I hope you don't plan on eating for a while because this frog (its not actually a toad like the name suggests) is nasty. Imagine the feeling of giving birth on your back. This frog knows how this feels and it doesn't look pretty. More info below.
This video will explain everything
Some more footage of the toad
The Suriname Toad belongs to the Pipidea family (Pipa pipa). They are incredibly flat with a rectangular body and a triangular head. Their brown flat body camouflages them as a leaf allowing them to ambush prey and escape predators. They are about 10 centimeters (4 inches) long and with seven different species total. They have tiny eyes and are nocturnal animals. Their front legs have highly sensitive star-shaped tips which allows the frog to hunt for worms and insects.
The Suriname Sea Toad is found in the northern part of South America. This frog is specifically found in (surprisingly enough) Suriname. They live in swamps where they are easily camouflaged in the murky water.
The frogs have no tongue and cannot croak. In order to find a mate the males make clicking sounds with their hyoid bone which is usually used to assist with tongue movement. Once the female has found the male they do several somersaults or flips together with the female on the males back. During these arcs the female is laying eggs while the male fertilizes them. As this occurs the eggs are sinking into the females back. This continues until the female has laid about 100 eggs. The eggs hatch in the mother's back but don't leave for about another month or so. After about 12 to 20 weeks the baby frogs leave their mother and start their own life.
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