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Toads: Did You Know?

Frogs are small amphibians that can live both on land and in water. They have smooth, moist skin and long back legs adapted for jumping. While frogs and toads are similar, frogs have smoother skin and longer legs. Frogs are found worldwide except in very cold places, and have adaptations like webbed feet or sticky toe pads that help them swim or climb. They lay eggs in water that hatch into tadpoles, which eventually transform into adult frogs with lungs.

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Toads: Did You Know?

Frogs are small amphibians that can live both on land and in water. They have smooth, moist skin and long back legs adapted for jumping. While frogs and toads are similar, frogs have smoother skin and longer legs. Frogs are found worldwide except in very cold places, and have adaptations like webbed feet or sticky toe pads that help them swim or climb. They lay eggs in water that hatch into tadpoles, which eventually transform into adult frogs with lungs.

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Frogs are small animals that can jump very well. Frogs are similar to toads.

However, a
frog has smooth skin and long legs. A toad has rough skin and shorter legs.

Frogs are found throughout the world except in very cold places. They are most
common in rain forests. Frogs are amphibians, meaning that they can live in water or
on land. Most frogs spend most of their lives in water. Some live in underground holes
or in trees.

A frog has smooth, moist skin and big, bulging eyes. Its hind legs are more than twice
as long as its front ones. Most frogs have webbed back feet to help them leap and
swim. Tree frogs have sticky disks on the tips of their fingers and toes. These disks help
them climb slippery surfaces.

Many frogs are tiny. They can be less than an inch (2.5 centimeters) long. The largest
frogs are about a foot (30 centimeters) long. Most frogs are green, brown, gray, or
yellow. Some are brightly colored.

A frog catches prey by flicking out its long, sticky tongue. Most frogs eat insects and
worms. Some also eat other frogs, rodents, and reptiles.

Frogs have glands in their skin that make poison. But this poison does not protect them
from snakes, birds, and other enemies. Instead, frogs most often protect themselves by
blending in with their surroundings.

Frogs usually lay their eggs in water. There can be hundreds or thousands of eggs.
Within a few weeks the eggs hatch into tadpoles. Tadpoles are fishlike creatures that
breathe through gills instead of lungs. To become an adult frog, a tadpole loses its tail
and develops lungs and limbs.

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Did You Know?


Some of the most poisonous frogs have bright colors that warn enemies to stay away.
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