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Toad can refer to a number of species of amphibians.
A distinction is often made between frogs and toads on the basis of their appearance, prompted by the convergent adaptation among so-called toads to dry environments, which often entails a brown skin for camouflage that is also dry and leathery for better water retention. Many so-called toads also burrow, which requires further specific adaptations. However, since these adaptations merely reflect the environment a species has adapted to, they offer no reliable guidance as to what other species it evolved from. Since taxonomy is meant to only reflect these evolutionary relationships, the aforementioned distinction of frogs and toads gives no clue to their classification.
For instance, many members of the families Bombinatoridae, Discoglossidae, Pelobatidae, Rhinophrynidae, Scaphiopodidae, and some species from the Microhylidae family are commonly called "toads". However, the only family exclusively given the common name "toad" is Bufonidae, the "true toads". Some "true frogs" of the genus Rana, have also adapted to burrowing habits, while the species within the toad genus Atelopus are conversely known by the common name "harlequin frogs."
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Frogs and toads are hopping shit boogers and that's why I hate them. But I really want to go see The Princess and the Frog.
SpookyJadis (Jadis DeHere) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:37:15 -0000
Frogs and toads are hopping shit boogers and that's why I hate them. But I really want to go see The Princess and the Frog.
Looking 4 My Prince Charming wtf is it with all the frogs n toads and werido's im meeting lately lol xoxo
MistressBellaC (Mistress Bella Halse) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:54:42 -0000
Looking 4 My Prince Charming wtf is it with all the frogs n toads and werido's im meeting lately lol xoxo
Discussed two new feature film scripts today @ IJswater, working on the successor of 'Don' (Off Side) and 'Kikkerdril' (Frogs and Toads).
JWB_9 (Jan-Willem Bult) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:26:06 -0000
Discussed two new feature film scripts today @ IJswater, working on the successor of 'Don' (Off Side) and 'Kikkerdril' (Frogs and Toads).
#omgfacts baby toads and frogs will squirt urine when startled.
jj127 (jackson) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:09:43 -0000
#omgfacts baby toads and frogs will squirt urine when startled.
@stephcatstar I've kissed me share of frogs and toads too....LOL. I'm taking a break from the prince hunt..lol
Bountychick (Ann S) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:49:35 -0000
@stephcatstar I've kissed me share of frogs and toads too....LOL. I'm taking a break from the prince hunt..lol
In my dreams there were crayolas; orchestra; sweet white angels; rockstars; pirates, dogs and toads and frogs and giant talking whales!
leZtip (pitzel camba) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:39:52 -0000
In my dreams there were crayolas; orchestra; sweet white angels; rockstars; pirates, dogs and toads and frogs and giant talking whales!
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