Does anybody know the difference between a frog and a toad?

Answer 1

Frogs are water creatures, and toads are dry land critters. Frogs have slick, somewhat slimy, hides, while toads are rough and bumpy, or 'warty'. I do know that toads will burrow down into the dirt, to keep cool, and seem to remain there for long periods, coming out when it rains, then disappearing again.

Both are amphibians, so toads must hatch out in water as tadpoles, just as little froglets do...but the one must live in water, whereby the other gravitates towards dry land.

Answer 2

Frogs need to hang out near the water much more than toads, in general. Frogs are generally green and toads are generally brown.

Answer 3

Generally speaking, though, when we think of frogs, we generally picture what are called "True Frogs"....
members of the family Ranidae, containing more than 400 species.
These frogs have the characteristics of:

two bulging eyes
strong, long, webbed hind feet that are adapted for leaping and swimming
smooth or slimy skin (generally, frogs tend to like moister environments)
Frogs tend to lay eggs in clusters.
Frogs from this family can be found on every continent except Antarctica. They are referred to as the "true frogs" because of their generalized body form and life history: the so-called generic frog.
Members of this family include the bullfrog, common frog, green frog, leopard frog, marsh frog, pickerel frog, and wood frog.


The term toads tends to refer to "True Toads"....
members of the family Bufonidae, containing more than 300 species.
These types of frogs have are characterized by:

stubby bodies with short hind legs (for walking instead of hopping)
warty and dry skin (usually preferring dryer climates)
paratoid (or poison) glands behind the eyes
The chest cartilage of toads is different also.
Toads tend to lay eggs in long chains. (There are some toads (genera Nectophrynoides), however, that are the only types of anurans to bear live young!)
True Toads can be found worldwide except in Australasia, polar regions, Madagascar, and Polynesia, though Bufo marinus has been artificially introduced into Australia and some South Pacific islands.
Besides Bufo, the family includes 25 genera, all of which, like the frogs, are anura!

Answer 4

How about a guess. A frog usually lives around water and has no need for bumps on their skin, a toad usually lives away from water but carries their water with them in their skin.

Answer 5

A frog usually has smooth skin whereas a toad will be much larger than a frog and its skin is very rough (looks like warts)

Answer 6

Frog-amphibians small web-footed water animal: a small tailless amphibious animal with smooth moist skin, webbed feet, and long back legs used for jumping.

Toad-amphibian similar to frog: a small squat tailless amphibian distributed nearly worldwide. It is similar to a frog, but has dry warty skin and, except for breeding in water, lives mostly on land.

A frog lives in water, a toad lives on land

Answer 7

frogs like the water and swim well, toads do not.

Answer 8

A toad is more warty.

Answer 9

Here you go:
http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/frogtoad.html