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. 1974 Dec 6;186(4167):946-7.
doi: 10.1126/science.186.4167.946.

Gastric brooding: unique form of parental care in an Australian frog

C J Corben, G J Ingram, M J Tyler

Gastric brooding: unique form of parental care in an Australian frog

C J Corben et al. Science. .

Abstract

The recently described leptodactylid frog Rheobatrachus silus of Queensland, Australia, exhibits a unique form of parental care. The female carries embryos and young in the stomach, propulsively ejecting the juveniles.

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