What’s the Difference Between a Frog and a Toad?

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Image 1 left: Close-up of a brownish-orange warty-skinned amphibian with dark mottling, sitting against a soft-focus green background. Image 2 right: Close-up of a bright lime-green amphibian with large red eyes, blue-yellow side bands, and vivid orange toes on a white surface.

What’s the Difference Between a Frog and a Toad?: Media

Frogs and toads are both small, are both amphibians, and are both common classroom pets. How are you supposed to tell which is which?

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Image 1 left: Close-up of a brownish-orange warty-skinned amphibian with dark mottling, sitting against a soft-focus green background. Image 2 right: Close-up of a bright lime-green amphibian with large red eyes, blue-yellow side bands, and vivid orange toes on a white surface.

Frog or toad: Spot the difference.

Compare these two amphibians: left, a brownish-orange, warty-skinned specimen against...

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