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Critically Endangered Western Nimba Toad Is The Only Known Amphibian That Gives Birth To Live Young

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Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live 'toadlets'

Three newly-identified toad species in Tanzania give birth to live young, skipping the frogspawn and tadpole stages — an "exceptionally rare" trait among toads and frogs.
Charlotte Observer

‘Brightly colored’ toad — once thought to be extinct — gives birth at Tennessee zoo

A Tennessee zoo’s amphibian section got more crowded when a critically endangered toad welcomed its 20 new babies. The Nashville Zoo announced in a Sept. 25 Facebook post that the zoo “successfully ...
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These Newly Discovered Toad Species Give Birth to 'Toadlets' Instead of Laying Eggs

Researchers from around the world have made a very cool toad-related discovery. They identified three previously unknown species of toads native to Tanzania, East Africa, who have the particularity of ...
New York Daily News

First in-vitro birth of toad near extinction gives scientist hope

Scientists with the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas are celebrating some very encouraging news about the future of a critically endangered species. The first Puerto Rican crested toad was born via in-vitro ...