DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOAD AND FROG 3 



1. The Toad differs from the Frog in the follow- 

 ing points: — The skin of the Toad is rough, with 

 large swelling warts, while that of the Frog is 

 smooth. The body of the Toad is more globular 

 and puffy than that of the Frog; the hind legs in 

 the Toad are shorter, and the posterior digits not 

 so completely webbed, the animal being found on 

 the land more than the Frog. The tadpoles of 

 the Toad are blacker than those of the Frog. The 

 Toad is carnivorous, feeding on flies and other 

 insects and worms.^ It sleeps in holes or burrows 

 in the earth during the Winter. It has no teeth on 

 either of its jaws or on the roof of its mouth, while 

 the Frog has a series of fine teeth on the upper 

 jaw and also teeth on the palate. 



2. The Toad takes very short hops, and the 

 very fat ones just wobble along, while the Frog is 

 quite active and takes very long hops. 



3. I have heard of a person who made a pet of 

 a Toad. I forget his name, but I think it was Mr. 

 W. J. Long. He used to see if he could find the 

 limit of the Toad's appetite, but he could not, nor 

 could he find any kind of insect or grub that it 

 would not eat! — Your interested reader, 



Wendell P. B. Beairsto (age 15 years). 



I must compliment Master Beairsto on the 



^The food of both the Frog and Toad is practically identical. — 

 W. P. W. 



