Surinam toad

noun

1. a South American aquatic frog, Pipa pipa, the female of which carries the eggs and tadpoles in small depressions on its back.

Surinam toad

noun

1. another name for pipa

Word History and Origins

Origin of Surinam toad¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

A back full of eggs isn’t the only weird thing about the Surinam toad.

From New York Times

Thus in the Surinam toad the male spreads the ova on the back of the female, where skin cavities form in which the tadpoles develop.

From Project Gutenberg

The Surinam toad is one of the most curious, though, at the same time, among the most hideous of batrachians.

From Project Gutenberg

But the curious Surinam toad of South America has improved on this arrangement, and lodges each little one in a little pocket in the skin of her back!

From Project Gutenberg

The creature was, I at once guessed, the Surinam toad—Pipa Americana—which I knew was found, not only in Surinam, but in other parts of this region.

From Project Gutenberg