What is the difference between a frog and a toad?

Question

I found what I think is a toad in my back yard after a rain. I want to make sure it's a toad and not a frog.

Answer 1

I hear this question all the time, and scientificall there is no difference at all. As far a anatomy, it is exactally the same, we humans just like to seperate everying into categories, even if there is no difference between them. This is a scientific fact, and I can tell you right now you have a frog, because all frogs are frogs and all toads are actually frogs.

Answer 2

If you don't have a pond or creek very close, it is most likely a toad. Frogs need water to swim in a lot; toads need water for breeding, but can live on dry land otherwise, though they need a moist environment. So frogs usually have stronger legs and more webbed feet. Some toads have a secretion that irritates your skin when you handle them, so if this happens, it's a toad. Personally I would probably rinse off the animal and then try licking it; a toad would have a bad taste, but a frog wouldn't. Then I would rinse my mouth. If it's a good jumper, it's a frog.

Answer 3

Frogs have long legs that are good for hopping, skin that is smooth and moist, and special pads on their toes that help them climb. Toads, on the other hand, are more heavyset with shorter legs, and usually have drier skin, often with warty-looking bumps. Frogs are more likely to live in or near water than toads. The word "frogs" can include both frogs and toads, as some frogs may not live near water and some toads have smooth skin. Can you get warts from holding a toad? No! But you can die from holding a frog—if it's a poison dart frog! Some of these bright little South American frogs are so toxic that one drop of their skin secretions can kill an adult human.

Answer 4

Although toads and frogs are both amphibians, there are several basic anatomical differences between them. The smooth, moist skin characteristic of frogs covers long legs specialised for jumping and swimming. (It is these muscle-bound limbs that give the Edible frog its name. The skin of toads like the Green toad is dry and covered by knobby glandular projections often referred to as “warts.” Toads have relatively stout, compact bodies. With relatively short legs, they lack the jumping ability and range of frogs.In fact,they do not jump at all,they walk! If by any chance you think about picking it up,please wet your hands first. Your dry skin will burn it, and it may squeal.

Answer 5

Frog: http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/images/zoonet-frog.jpg
Toad: http://www.cortland.edu/herp/keys/images/frogs/bfowlelg.jpg

Ffrogs 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.


Toads 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!)

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.


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 6

http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/weird.html All you ever wanted to know about frogs and toads. But Basically, all toads are frogs.

Answer 7

I think frogs are bigger than the toads. Toads are usually color brown and frogs are green.

Answer 8

A frog is aquatic with webbed feet. A toad is a land animal.
http://www.wildlifemanagement.info/reptile_and_amphibian_identification.htm

Here are pictures to help you identify it.

Answer 9

the difference between a frog n a toad is dat a toad is da yung of a frog.

Answer 10

Toads live on land and frogs are amphibious.