FROGS - REVIEWER

• Frogs


  • Males are smaller than females
  • Males have black or brown throats, females have white throats
  • Males have swollen thumbs during mating season
• Testis


  Yellow color in males
• Eggs


  Black color, clustered, in females
• Oviduct


  Passage way for eggs to the outside in females
• Frogs


  • Smooth, moist skin
  • Slender with long legs, suited for jumping
  • Live in or near water
  • Lay eggs in clusters
  • More likely to jump away when disturbed
  • More vocal, with distinct calls used during mating
  • May have toxins, but not as prominent as in toads
• Toads


  • Dry, rough, and often warty skin
  • Robust build with shorter legs, better at hopping or walking
  • Can live further from water, often in drier regions
  • Lay eggs in long strings
  • Often crawl or remain still, relying on camouflage
  • Generally quieter than frogs
  • Have poison glands behind their eyes called parotoid glands, which secrete toxins
• While frogs and toads share many similarities, these characteristics can help distinguish between the two groups
• Male frog


  • Usually small in size
  • Dark pigments
• Female frog


  • Big in size
  • Light pigments
• Mating season


  Male has swollen thumb used for grasping above the female
• Male frog


  Has testes (color yellow)
• Female frog


  Has eggs (color black)
• Oviduct


  Female reproductive structure like a fallopian tube