FROGS vs. TOADS
Many people don’t know the difference between frogs and toads. They are quite different animals, although they belong to the same animal group.
Frogs:
- Need to live near water
- Have smooth, moist skin that makes them look “slimy”.
- Have a narrow body
- Have higher, rounder, bulgier eyes
- Have longer hind legs
- Take long high jumps
- Have many predators
Toads:
- Do not need to live near water to survive
- Have rough, dry, bumpy skin
- Have a wider body
- Have lower, football shaped eyes
- Have shorter, less powerful hind legs
- Will run or take small hops rather than jump
- Do not have many predators. Toad’s skin lets out a
bitter taste and smell that burns the eyes and nostrils of its predators, much like a skunk does.
And neither frogs nor toads will give you warts! That is just a myth. |
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