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• communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I mean, to be fair, so do humans…

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    • communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No, humans use a placental system, they do not put all the energy required for the offspring into the egg initially. It’s not really the same at all.

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• Kevlar21@piefed.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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 ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I am no frogologist

    I believe the term is herpetologist. :)

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    • I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      I had to see a herpetoligist after my ex gave it to me

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Close, but he’s actually called Herbie Tonojizz and he’s a really sweet guy!

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• trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ 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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