Do toads hold on with their thumbs?
Is it Bufo or Rana who comes
Equipped with two hooks
To pinion the ux
The better to cover her bum?
With her feet she whips slime to a froth
As hubby behind gets it off
The spawn comes in strings
And the humping toad sings
Do toads hold on with their thumbs?
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Hyla up a treeSalamanders do it at night in the spring
Rana in the pond
Bufo on the ground
Let's go down where it's slippery
And practise ovipary
Do toads hold on with their thumbs?
Every Scaphiopus hope-us
(And Pseudacris hopes in chorus)
When the vernal equinox comes
To hop to some pond and then get it on
Do toads hold on with their thumbs?
Chorus:
Necturus's gills are embellished with frills
And the newt's not notably shy
The Siren's a problem--
It doesn't seem to trouble 'em,
But you can't get between their hind legs if you try
Batrachian habits don't resemble those of rabbits
Amplexation seems to be enough for some
Nuptial horny asperities
Replace eternal verities
And they don't axolotl questions once they've come
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