Oviparous: Means producing eggs from

Oviparous means producing eggs from which young are born. Learn more about oviparous animals, such as lizards, sharks, spiders and turtles, and how they differ from viviparous animals. Oviparity occurs in all birds, most reptiles, some fishes, and most arthropods. Among mammals, monotremes (four species of echidna, and the platypus) are uniquely oviparous. Embryoparity, in which the embryo develops for a significant amount of time before the egg is laid. Oviparous animals reproduce by laying eggs instead of embryonic development occurring inside the mother. Putting it simply, oviparous animals are animals that lay eggs. In this article we'll look at 17 different examples of oviparous animals.