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Alytes obstetricans

DEFINITIONS OF: Alytes obstetricans

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n European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch

Synonyms:
midwife toad, obstetrical toad
Type of:
anuran, batrachian, frog, salientian, toad, toad frog
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
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