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 BUFONIDM 



Common Toad. — Bufo vulgaris (Fig. 21). Belong- 

 ing to a different genus, the Toad is probably more 



/Ommon 



Hg^f. 



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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