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'Lost' Toad Rediscovered
princesspurplehippy Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:40 pm
After nearly 90 yrs a lost toad has been rediscovered in the Borneo rainforest
Great news
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14151541
Great news
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/14151541
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Re: 'Lost' Toad Rediscovered
littlewid Thu Jul 14, 2011 10:28 pm
How stunning is that Toad. What a fabulous find, as they say in the article, nauture has many hidden secrets.
Thats a lovely article PPH.
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Thats a lovely article PPH.
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Re: 'Lost' Toad Rediscovered
Laikipia Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:47 am
What an amazing looking toad and what brilliant news that they've been rediscovered. Let's hope there are more and that they stay safe.
Thanks PPH
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Thanks PPH
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Re: 'Lost' Toad Rediscovered
Doogs Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:58 pm
What a beautiful little fella. Now I must confess to looking at that picture and immediately thinking Frog 
not Toad (just because of the size & colour of it). Then I thought, what is the difference between a Toad & a Frog ? Cue, Google and this is what I came up with (there were versions that were a lot longer but I thought this was relatively simple to understand !)
The big question is what is the difference between frogs and toads? The problem with this question is that there isn’t an easy answer because toads ARE frogs, or at least they are in the frog family. But toads aren’t what are called “true frogs”. True frogs are the species of frogs that most people think of as frogs and not toads. True toads are what people think of as toads and not frogs. There are several differences in true North American frogs and true North American toads.
Frogs have smooth, wet skin that looks slimy. Toads have drier, rough skin that looks really bumpy, like warts. This is where the myth comes from that you will get warts when you touch a toad, but that just isn’t true. Toads do have a weird smell and yucky taste to their skin, though. This is to keep bigger animals from wanting to eat them.
Frogs have skinnier bodies than toads to. Toads are kind of wide and look fat. Frogs also have longer legs and webbed hind feet, but toads don’t need long jumping legs because they walk, and they don’t need webbed back feet for swimming because they live on land. Frogs live in water and jump everywhere they go.
Toads do lay their eggs in water, though, because their babies start off as tadpoles, just like frog babies do. The difference is that frog eggs are laid in bunches, or clusters, and they have a jelly-like substance around them. Toads lay their eggs in lines, or strands, on leaves of plants that live in the water.
In some parts of the world, especially tropical parts near the equator, frogs and toads look very much alike. The only way to tell these frogs and toads apart is to look at their teeth and bones because they will be different, but good luck catching them so that you can get a close look.
If you really want to be able to tell the difference in frogs and toads, ask your parents to take you to the local zoo and go to the amphibian house. There will be frogs and toads from around the world there. Don’t look at the names of the creatures; try to figure out for yourself which ones are which now that you know the difference in frogs and toads.
Our articles are free for you to copy and distribute. Please give http://www.frog-life-cycle.com credit for the article.
So there you have it !
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not Toad (just because of the size & colour of it). Then I thought, what is the difference between a Toad & a Frog ? Cue, Google and this is what I came up with (there were versions that were a lot longer but I thought this was relatively simple to understand !)The big question is what is the difference between frogs and toads? The problem with this question is that there isn’t an easy answer because toads ARE frogs, or at least they are in the frog family. But toads aren’t what are called “true frogs”. True frogs are the species of frogs that most people think of as frogs and not toads. True toads are what people think of as toads and not frogs. There are several differences in true North American frogs and true North American toads.
Frogs have smooth, wet skin that looks slimy. Toads have drier, rough skin that looks really bumpy, like warts. This is where the myth comes from that you will get warts when you touch a toad, but that just isn’t true. Toads do have a weird smell and yucky taste to their skin, though. This is to keep bigger animals from wanting to eat them.
Frogs have skinnier bodies than toads to. Toads are kind of wide and look fat. Frogs also have longer legs and webbed hind feet, but toads don’t need long jumping legs because they walk, and they don’t need webbed back feet for swimming because they live on land. Frogs live in water and jump everywhere they go.
Toads do lay their eggs in water, though, because their babies start off as tadpoles, just like frog babies do. The difference is that frog eggs are laid in bunches, or clusters, and they have a jelly-like substance around them. Toads lay their eggs in lines, or strands, on leaves of plants that live in the water.
In some parts of the world, especially tropical parts near the equator, frogs and toads look very much alike. The only way to tell these frogs and toads apart is to look at their teeth and bones because they will be different, but good luck catching them so that you can get a close look.
If you really want to be able to tell the difference in frogs and toads, ask your parents to take you to the local zoo and go to the amphibian house. There will be frogs and toads from around the world there. Don’t look at the names of the creatures; try to figure out for yourself which ones are which now that you know the difference in frogs and toads.
Our articles are free for you to copy and distribute. Please give http://www.frog-life-cycle.com credit for the article.
So there you have it !
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thanks Doogs, now I know.
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Re: 'Lost' Toad Rediscovered
littlewid Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:53 pm
That was brilliant Doogs and it does make you want to go to the Zoo and put this to the test to see if you can tell the difference.
That was a great read, Thanks.
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That was a great read, Thanks.
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Re: 'Lost' Toad Rediscovered
whitestarling Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:50 pm
What a brilliant Toad, and so glad it was found again. Thanks Doogs that was a really good piece of investigation 
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Re: 'Lost' Toad Rediscovered
princesspurplehippy Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:51 pm
thats a brilliant article Doogs
I just hope this proves that there is a hope for so many 'extinct' species out there. It also means that we need to look after the rainforest as we dont know what is out there
I just hope this proves that there is a hope for so many 'extinct' species out there. It also means that we need to look after the rainforest as we dont know what is out there
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