COMMON TOAD 
parts are smooth, whilst the upper bear a few excres- 
cences. The male may also be distinguished by having 
a grey pad on the inner side of the first finger. ‘The food 
resembles that given for Rana temporia, and it swims 
like that despised amphibian with the hind legs only. 
FAMILY BUFONIDA 
Common Toad. — Bufo vulgaris (Fig. 21). Belong- 
ing to a different genus, the Toad is probably more 
a \ 
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Ui: eS — 
Common load. & : Fig 2. 
despised than the Frog, its more sluggish disposi- 
tion, warty skin, sticky secretion, and general unkempt 
appearance (at least it is thus regarded), all add to its 
unpopularity. It is not such a familiar object as the 
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