EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Frog and toad skin hangs loosely on the body, and skin texture can be smooth, warty, or folded. Frogs and toads don’t have fur, feathers, or scales on their skin. Instead, they have a moist and permeable skin layer covered with mucous glands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Frogs usually have webbed hind feet, and some have webbed front feet. Toads have shorter hind legs, good for hopping around on the ground or walking and crawling.

Detailed explanation-3: -Skin. A frog has thin, wet, smooth skin which usually is quite coloured, perhaps even with several different colours. A toad has thick, dry skin which is a little bit bumpy and is usually just brown in colour.

Detailed explanation-4: -True toads have dry bumpy skin, are more drought tolerant and live mostly on land, but need access to healthy water for egg-laying. Probably the easiest way to tell the difference between a frog from a toad is by looking at the hind legs and how they move. Toads use their short, squatty legs to hop or walk.