What is the difference between frogs and toads?
Q: What is the difference between frogs and toads?
A: There is not much difference between frogs and toads, and they are not classified separately. This is because the toad lifestyle, with its dry, rough skin, is an adaptation to living in drier habitats. The toad form has evolved a number of times independently, an example of convergent evolution.
Q: Where can frogs live?
A: Frogs can live on land and in fresh water. They cannot survive in salt water.
Q: How do frogs develop?
A: Their development is by metamorphosis. They usually hatch as tadpoles from eggs, which are laid by a female frog. The eggs are called frogspawn. Tadpoles have tails and gills. The next stage, the "froglet," develops lungs to breathe air instead of gills, but still have tails. The fully grown frog has long legs and no tail.
Q: What sound do frogs make?
A: Adult frogs make a sound called a croak.
Q: Are there any poisonous species of frog?
A: Yes, some types of frog are protected by being poisonous.
Q: Where do frogs live around the world?
A: Frogs live all over the world; however if a foreign species of frogs is introduced to another country, the local ecosystem might be affected.
Q: Are there any consequences for killing frogs? A:The killing of frogs might have an effect on the ecosystem; for example if there are fewer frogs then there will be more mosquitoes born which could lead to more diseases that mosquitoes carry in those areas where this applies (i..e where they were major predators).
