Alytes obstetricans

Definitions of Alytes obstetricans
  1. noun
    European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
    synonyms: midwife toad, obstetrical toad
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    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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