Males use a series of rapid clicking sounds as a mating call. Unready females quiver in order to reject the attempts by a male to mate. After reproduction, the male and female separate. The young generally emerge from their pouches under their own power, however the mother can exert pressure that will force the young to emerge. In an aquarium environment, the mother doesn't eat her young even if they come close to her mouth or touch her hands.
Males make single clicking sounds during fights or to challenge territory.
Habitat Pipa pipa are highly aquatic, living in murky ponds and swamps. The Surinam toad is named after Suriname, a country in northern South America. The fighting behavior of Pipa pipa is similar to that of its small African relative, Hymenochirus. Its reproductive behavior is closely related to that of Rana pipa. References Encyclopedia Americana International Edition. 1996.