if frogs come from tadpoles, what do toads come from?

Question

Toads do not like to be IN the water, just around moisure. Are toads hatched or larvae?

Answer 1

One of the most common questions is, "What is the difference between Frogs and Toads?"

Most are surprised to hear that all Toads actually are Frogs!


Frogs


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.

Toads


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!


The physical distinctions, however, can easily get blurred because sometimes the features appear mixed or less obvious, and certain species even legitimately fall into both categories. It is not uncommon, for example, to find a warty skinned frog that isn't a toad, or even a slimy toad! Even the more invisible stuff like cartilage structure has been found to sometimes fit both categories!

Answer 2

Hatched and go through the same growth cycle as frogs which includes the tadpole stage. Many toads live around water and moist areas. have a great day. RRRIbit. Croak!

Answer 3

frogs/toads don't come from tadpoles they come from a mommy and daddy frogs/toads who love each other very much then the Mommy frog/toad lays alot of eggs when these eggs hatch they are little frogs/toads which are called tadpoles when these baby's are grown up enough they grow legs and no longer need to use gills and so they live above water and at this age is when they too fall in love and make even more baby frogs/toads lol!!!!!

Answer 4

I could not find an answer to your question but while searching for it I ran across this interesting tidbit.

An exploding toad occurs when a crow, hunting for toad liver, attacks a puffed up toad. The phenomenon was first noticed in April 2005 in districts of Hamburg, Germany and near a lake at LÃ¥sby, Denmark, dubbed "The Pond of Death." No other animals in the area were exploding.

Description
According to worldwide media reports in late April 2005, numerous toads in the Altona district of Hamburg were observed by nature protection officials to swell up with gases and explode, propelling their innards for distances of up to one meter. These incidents prompted local residents to refer to the area's lake—home to the toads—as "Tümpel des Todes" (Pool of Death). The incidents were reported as occurring with greatest frequency between 2 and 3 a.m. Werner Smolnik, environmental movement worker, stated on April 26, 2005 at least 1,000 toads had died in this manner over a series of a few days.

According to a witness


What differentiates the exploding toads in these incidents from most other exploding animals is that they explode while alive. Exploding whales, for example, are a result of the buildup of gases during the process of decomposition (the obvious exception is when the use of dynamite is involved).

Answer 5

Toads come also come from tadpoles. They don't like to be in the water but still need water to bread.

Answer 6

(TADPOLE/POLLIWOG

NOUN:

The limbless aquatic larva of a frog or toad, having gills and a long flat tail. As the tadpole approaches the adult stage, legs and lungs develop, and the tail gradually disappears. Also called polliwog .

Answer 7

Toads come from toadpoles.....Silly!!!

Seriously - Toads and Frogs come from tadpoles.

Answer 8

Also from tadpoles. Your toads will find a pond (or puddle or stream) big enough to submerge in when it's breeding season.

Answer 9

Frogspawn comes in large clumps and tadpoles come out of it when ready. Toadspawn comes in lines a bit like ribbons and tadpoles come out of that too. We call the ones in our pond "toadpoles".

Answer 10

Hatched. I know because I'm a frog.