My friend and I were just talking about this subject, and we did not know how to tell the difference (we were talking about this because of our science experiment).
2007-05-08 14:35:56 · 6 answers · asked by Idksoccer1 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Frogs and toads are both amphibians and they are similar in many ways, but they are also different in a few ways.
Generally, frogs spend most of their lives in or near water. Toads on the other hand, get out on land a little more and find their way into gardens and yards. Frogs also usually have moist slimy skin, while toads have dry bumpy skin. That is usually the best way to tell them apart.
By the way frog eggs are found in a mass while toad eggs are more in a chain. And, just so you know, toads cannot give you warts.
2007-05-08 14:39:48 · answer #1 · answered by Italian Medallion 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Frogs are water dwelling animals, toads are land based. Frogs have smooth skin, toads have bumpy skin. Frogs have longer legs than toads, in general, because they are better jumpers. Toads are usually more rotund in appearance.
2007-05-08 21:40:22 · answer #2 · answered by HachiMachi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quoting the source regarding Toad characteristics:
"* 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!) "
Quoting the source regarding frog characteristics:
* 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.
2007-05-08 21:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a toad has dryish skin, kinda bumpy and hops around your yard and pees on you when you pick it up. A frog has slick skin, needs to be in or near water and a bull frog are the kinds that people eat their legs, they are big and live in ponds, swamps,etc.
2007-05-08 21:41:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toads look much bigger and they feel much bumpier. Frogs are smooth and smaller.
2007-05-08 21:40:14 · answer #5 · answered by whoWEARSshortSHORTS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kiss it. If it turns into a prince, then it was a frog.
2007-05-08 21:38:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋