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korendian@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• foodandart@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  't would apear so!

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  • korendian@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is that not unique in the entire world of amphibians? I was under the impression all amphibians laid eggs.

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    • communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s a form of ovovivipary so it’s not that crazy, they basically just keep the eggs inside of them instead of laying them.

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      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I mean, to be fair, so do humans…

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    • Kevlar21@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Per https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog

      “Being oviparous anamniotes, frogs typically spawn their eggs in bodies of water. The eggs then hatch into fully aquatic larvae called tadpoles, which have tails and internal gills. A few species lay eggs on land or bypass the tadpole stage altogether.”

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      • foodandart@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I am no frogologist

        I believe the term is herpetologist. :)

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    • trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      There are also fish that give live birth, so I wouldn’t be that surprised if some amphibians do so as well

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      • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Fish are way more diverse than amphibians tho, there’s fish that breath air.

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• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  yes i looked on google search, and they give birth to live toadlets, rather than spawning as an egg. apparently its very uncommon for amphibians to do this.

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