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<i>Alytes obstetricans</i> .Midwife Toad - male carrying eggs. An alien species now established in the UK.
   
Alytes obstetricans .Midwife Toad - male carrying eggs. An alien species now established in the UK.
   
This illustrates how the Midwife Toad gets its name. Once laid and fertilised the male winds the short string of large eggs around his hindquarters. He carries them around ensuring the correct temperature and humidity and only takes them to the water when they are ready to hatch.