Surinam toad
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| Surinam toad | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Sub-class | Lissamphibia |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Anura |
| Sub-order | Archeobatrachia |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Pipoidea |
| Family | Pipidae |
| Sub-family | Pipinae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Pipa |
| Species Information | |
| Species | P. pipa |
| Population statistics | |
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.