A good example of parental care in amphibians is

Ichthyophis.

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Cryptobranchus.

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Ambystoma.

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All of the above.

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Solution

The correct option is A Ichthyophis.
Ichthyophis is a genus of caecilians which includes limbless amphibians belonging to the order Gymnophiona under the phylum Chordata. In Ichthyophis, the mother exhibits parental care by coiling around the eggs and protecting them during development.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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No.	Characteristics	Parental Care Type	Mating System
1.	Large investment required for incubating and feeding the young for a prolonged time
2.	Lactating females, internal fertilization
3.	External fertilization, females exhibit territorial behaviour

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