Directions : In the following question more than one of the answers given may be correct. Select the correct answer and mark it according to the code:
The amphibians which show parental care : (1) Ptpa amencana (2) Alytes obstetrecons (3) Ichthyopbis (4) Rana tigrinaA) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
B) 1 and 2 are correct
C) 1,2 and 4 are correct
D) 1 and 3 are correct
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
Alytes obscericans commonly knonw as the mid-wife toad belongs to family Discoglossidae of sub-order opisthocoela. Males show parental care by entangling eggs around their hindtegs and straying in damp places until todpoles hatch to enter water. Pipa Americana is very ugly with much flattened body, short triangular head and long webbed toes. Tongue teeth and usually eyelids are absent. It is famous for the unique method of parental care. Female of Ichthyophis, common form in South East Asia including India, shows parental care by carefully coiling her body around eggs till they hatch.
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