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Originally posted by Nicolas Flamel
So is this toad so colorful because of camouflage or because it's poisonous? Cool find. Hopefully we can get DNA samples at least so that even if their habitats disappear, we will have something left.
Here are the top ten "most wanted", according to the FBI, check, Conservation International, link provided by harlot7 earlier:
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Originally posted by TupacShakur
What's the difference between a toad and a frog?
Taxonomy of frogs and toads:
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Metazoa
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
After this you get to family, and that is where frogs and toads split. True toads are all members of the family Bufonidae. There are also several frog species that are called toads in the common name, but if you look up the scientific classification, this reveals that they are indeed frogs. They are just called toads because of their resemblance to toads.
Frogs have finer bodies with narrower waists while toads' bodies are broader.
When on a flat surface, frogs lie flat, but toads tend to sit upright.
Frogs have feet which are specially structured to act as suction caps to enable them to climb trees and other surfaces. Toads are entirely ground-dwelling.
Frogs have an amazing variety of colours - green, yellow, orange, red, black and even blue. Toads are duller in appearance.
Frogs have long, webbed hind feet: they can jump and leap very far because they have strong back legs, but toads cannot leap very far or jump very high because they have short hind legs. Toads walk instead of hopping.
Some frogs have poison glands, but all toads have poison (Paratoid) glands behind their eyes.
Frogs have slimy, slippery and delicate skin, but toads have drier skin with warts.
Frogs' eggs are laid in bunches or clusters, whilst toads' eggs are laid in long strings.
Generally, frogs live near water (although there are some desert species which hibernate until rains come). Toads tend to live on land, although near boggy areas.
Some frog species are diurnal and some are nocturnal: toads are almost exclusively nocturnal.
Frogs have teeth for gripping their food (not chewing). Toads do not have teeth.
There are no native toad species in Australia, but there are many native frog species.
Frogs have smaller ear drums than toads.
Toads have different cartilage in their chest compared to frogs.
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