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{{Taxonomy
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|class=Amphibia
|subclass=Lissamphibia
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|order=Anura
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The '''Surinam toad''' is a small frog of the genus ''Pipa'', and found in tropical ponds and still waters of the Amazon Basin of South America. It's unusual characteristic - the laying of eggs and the hatching of young entirely within the skin of the female's back - has presented a severe problem for the theory of evolution.
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|caption=
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|kingdom=Animalia
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|superphylum=
|phylum=Chordata
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|infraphylum=Gnathostomata
|microphylum=
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|subgenus=
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The '''Surinam toad''' is a small frog of the genus ''Pipa'', and found in tropical ponds and still waters of the Amazon Basin of South America. It's unusual characteristic - the laying of eggs and the hatching of young entirely within the skin of the female's back - has presented a severe problem for the theory of evolution.