How Do You Tell The Difference Between Frogs And Toads?
Most people use the words “frog” and “toad” interchangeably, perhaps allowing for the fact that the former tend to be slimier and the latter tend to be wartier. However, there are some other subtle differences between frogs and toads-and knowing them will make your life much easier when your curious grade-schooler asks you this question out of the blue. Frogs and toads are both amphibians-that is, animals adapted to live both on land and water. Of the three major classifications of amphibians, frogs make up the vast majority, about 90 percent of all amphibian species (the other types of amphibians are salamanders and critters called “caecilians”). Toads are a sub-classification of frogs, meaning that all toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads. Frogs are “slimier” and toads are “wartier.” As mentioned above, the easiest way to tell the difference between frogs and toads is to notice the texture of their skin. Because they spend most of their life in the water, frogs have smooth, s
