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midwife toad

noun

Etymology

Refers to the behavior in which males carry fertilized eggs on their backs.

Definitions

  1. Any species of the genus Alytes, the males of which carry fertilized eggs on their backs.

    • A key preserved male specimen of the midwife toad was eventually shown to have been injected with India ink in the region of the normally pigmented nuptial pad.
    • The midwife toad is a slow-moving, terrestrial amphibian represented by four species of the genus Alytes (family Discoglossidae). The best-known species is A. obstetricans.

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