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Title: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: norfolklass on June 20, 2007, 15:46:58
I thought toad but aren't they dark brown/black?
I've got a babby toad that's almost black, and the frogs I've come across are very pale yellowy green.
plus he has that frog stripe down the sides of his face and his legs look froggy.
but his skin's lumpy looking so now I'm not so sure!
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: Belinda on June 20, 2007, 15:55:21
Looks more like a frog than a toad, though I do understand your hesitation.

Does he hop or crawl? Frogs hop, toads crawl.
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: Carls3168 on June 20, 2007, 15:55:36
Did he hop or crawl?

Hop = Frog
Crawl = Toad

;D
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: froglets on June 20, 2007, 15:58:41
Its a Frog

Lovely colours, what's it's name?
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: kenkew on June 20, 2007, 15:58:52
The brown patch behind the eye says it's a frog, not a toad.
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: norfolklass on June 20, 2007, 16:01:58
I was about to say that he sort of scrambled, more of a crawl than a definite hop, so toad?
but then kenkew posted, so now I'm confused again!
do frogs always hop?

s/he looks quite fat, so lazy frog with full tummy??? ;D
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: froglets on June 20, 2007, 16:10:47
Frogs don't always hop, depends on how agitated or cold or lazy tehy are.  As Kenkew says, he has the brown patch behing his eyes whcih toads never have.  Toads are much more warty and have dry looking skin.  You chap has a bit of the Mr Sheen about him.


One of my Green frogs having a pimply day   ;D
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: kenkew on June 20, 2007, 16:11:49
I might be wrong....just checking some of my other books....BRB.
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: norfolklass on June 20, 2007, 16:20:12
aha!
googled bufo bufo and found a page that says "Their eyes are orange with horizontal black pupils." so mine must be a frog.

he looks just like yours, froglets, apart from colour ;D
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: kenkew on June 20, 2007, 16:28:29
My books say 'Common frog' but not so common these days due to food decline.
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 20, 2007, 19:08:07
Definitely a frog. One reason they're a lot scarcer than they used to be is the destruction of breeding sites.
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Post by: manicscousers on June 20, 2007, 21:17:30
good grief..we've got loads this year, i keep tripping over my feet trying not to step on them  ;D
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: shirlton on June 21, 2007, 08:52:19
We have them in all shades from yellow thru to red. Apparently this colour variation is qiute common now.
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on June 21, 2007, 16:50:16
It always has been, they're pretty good at changing colour to suit the envornment. It's particularly obvious with toads; I think every one I've ever found has matched the local soil.
Title: Re: frog or toad? help with ID please!
Post by: cacran on June 22, 2007, 19:20:45
Def a frog. Toads are more stubby and warty.