Question

In Surinam toad, eggs are taken care of by
A. Male
B. Female
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The Common Suriname toad is also called as Star fingered toad, and it is a species of the frog, it belongs to the family Pipidae, and its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland, swamps, freshwater marshes, etc.

Complete answer:
Surinam toad is generally a Mottled brown leaf and it is completely flat.
This toad foot is broad webbed, whereas the front toes of Suriname toad have a star like appendages.
The length of the toad is usually 20cm.
The typical size is 10- 13cm.
This toad has no teeth and tongue but they have a minute eye.
They are generally found in the slow water streams.
It is a predator and scavenger, it feeds on small fishes and also it swallows the dead animals or insects.
When coming to the reproduction, for the mating of toads, both are attracted by a sharp clicking sound by snapping of the hyoid bone.
In the water, the female releases 3-10 eggs per each arch.
The released eggs get embedded into the skin of the mother on her back, by males movement.
After embedding they get implanted, by sinking into the skin and they form the pockets over a period of several days, which take the appearance of an irregular honeycomb.
Embryos got developed inside the pocket into fully developed toads.

So the complete care about eggs was taken by the mother, and the correct answer is female(B).

Note: The embryos develop to mature toads, in the back of the mother, and they released to outside, lead a solitary life, and after this process, the mother toad shreds the skin which was used for embryos and start developing the new skin and starts a new cycle.