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toad - definition of toad in Encyclopedia (363 words) |
 | This is because the characteristics that are popularly used to distinguish frogs from toads are not quite the same as those used for scientific classification. |
| The type species of the family Bufonidae is the Common toad, Bufo bufo, and around it cluster a large number of species of the same genus, and some smaller genera. |
| It differs from the Common Toad in having shorter limbs with nearly free toes (which are so short that the toad never hops but proceeds with a running gait) and in usually possessing orange/red warts, green eyes, and a pale yellow line along the middle of the back. |
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