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How about toads ?

2006-12-28 11:16:11 · 7 answers · asked by Skeeter 5 in Education & Reference Trivia

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An ARMY of frogs...

ironically... toads are called a KNOT of toads.

2006-12-28 11:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by Cambria 5 · 1 0

Toads- The only family exclusively given the common name "toad" is Bufonidae, but many species from other families are also called "toads," and the species within the toad genus Atelopus are referred to as "harlequin frogs."The order Anura contains 5,250 species in 33 families, whereof the Leptodactylidae (1100 spp.), Hylidae (800 spp.) and Ranidae (750 spp.) are the richest in species. About 88% of amphibian species are frogs.
The use of the common names "frog" and "toad" has no taxonomic justification. From a taxonomic perspective, all members of the order Anura are frogs, but only members of the family Bufonidae are considered "true toads". The use of the term "frog" in common names usually refers to species that are aquatic or semi-aquatic with smooth or moist skins, and the term "toad" generally refers to species that tend to be terrestrial with dry, warty skin. An exception is the Fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina): while its skin is slightly warty, it prefers a watery habitat.

Frogs and toads are broadly classified into three suborders: Archaeobatrachia, which includes four families of primitive frogs; Mesobatrachia, which includes five families of more evolutionary intermediate frogs; and Neobatrachia, by far the largest group, which contains the remaining 24 families of "modern" frogs, including most common species throughout the world. The Neobatrachia is further divided into the Hyloidea and Ranoidea.[3] This classification is based on such morphological features as the number of vertebrae, the structure of the pectoral girdle, and the morphology of tadpoles. While this classification is largely accepted, relationships among families of frogs are still debated. Future studies of molecular genetics should soon provide further insights to the evolutionary relationships among frog families.[4]

Some species of anurans hybridise readily. For instance, the Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) is a hybrid of the Pool Frog (R. lessonae) and the Marsh Frog (R. ridibunda). Bombina bombina and Bombina variegata similarly form hybrids, although these are less fertile, giving rise to a hybrid zone.


HOPE IT HELPED!!!
Cool

2006-12-28 19:25:12 · answer #2 · answered by COOL 3 · 0 1

French

2006-12-28 20:00:57 · answer #3 · answered by carkegaard 2 · 0 0

Knot

2006-12-28 19:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by Peach 4 · 0 0

an army of frogs

2006-12-28 19:22:40 · answer #5 · answered by stunning 2 · 0 0

Pot au feu

2006-12-28 20:16:00 · answer #6 · answered by ByeBuyamericanPi 4 · 0 0

... or you can call us SIR.

2006-12-28 19:22:19 · answer #7 · answered by gilfinn 6 · 0 0

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