Category: amphibians...
- entering a frog in the annual frog-jumping contest in Hartford, Connecticut
- being stopped at a toad crossing on a British road
- amphibians literally live a double life (Greek amphibios) and were the earliest tetrapods (four-legged animal) to adapt to a terrestrial existence
- frogs and toads are tailless; salamanders and newts have tails (blind worms/ caecilians are strange creatures found only in the tropics)
- the special naked skin (no hair, feathers, scales) of amphibians
- amphibians rarely drink water, unless it comes with their food
- The main color and markings of an amphibian's skin are produced by three different pigment cells -- white, yellow, and brown-black.
- the courtship displays of newts and salamanders
- in general, frogs are more active and like water more than toads -- and have webbed feet while toads have little or no webbing
- most frogs have moist skin and live in or near water, while toads generally have dry, bumpy skin and live on land - and they have their own distinctive songs
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