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Toad

Anura order

Description:

A toad is any of a number of species of amphibians in the order Anura characterized by dry, leathery skin (usually brownish-colored), short legs, and wart-like parotoid glands. A distinction between frogs and toads, though common in popular culture, is not made in taxonomy, where toads are spread across families Bufonidae, Bombinatoridae, Discoglossidae, Pelobatidae, Rhinophrynidae, Scaphiopodidae, and Microhylidae. A group of toads is called a "knot"

Habitat:

Wetlands

Notes:

Called 'Pad' in Dutch

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1 Comment

JulieGoodbloodClark
JulieGoodbloodClark 12 years ago

Looks like a toad… I assume this its is home..

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Steenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Aug 26, 2011

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