### animal | vertebrate | amphibian | toad:

Adult toad
* are diurnal and feed heavily on insects and other small animals
  - more terrestrial, more warty, and have drier skin than frogs
  - mostly nocturnal, although juveniles are often abroad by day
* like to burrow in soft sand where they hide in daytime and hibernate in winter.

Arroyo toad
* are nocturnal for most of their lives.
* breed in slow-flowing rivers with shallow, gravelly pools.
* prefer shallow pools and open, sandy stream terraces.

Bufo toad
* Most bufo toads have natural predators
  - sit in upright positions
* sit in positions

Canadian toad
* are white or light brown with dark spots scattered randomly about the back.
* breed mainly in the spring.

Cane toad
* Most cane toads have legs.
* eat a wide variety of prey, compete for food and have highly toxic chemical defences
  - both plant and animal matter, and love their sex lives
* live in open habitats and are active during the day, just like the meat ants.

Captive toad
* Some captive toads eat vegetables.
* enjoy food.

Female toad
* lay thousands of eggs in long strings attached to vegetation.
* prefer to lay their eggs in ponds without fish.

Green toad
* are green or yellow with black spots
  - spots. * spots. They are not a large toad. They grow up to 2 inches. They are only active at night. They will breed in spring, summer and autumn. Males will call a female to lay her eggs in his territory

Juvenile toad
* Some juvenile toads avoid snakes
  - move into habitats
* Some juvenile toads move into surround habitats
  - terrestrial habitats

### animal | vertebrate | amphibian | toad:

Leopard frog
* Most leopard frogs have glands
  - hind legs
* Most leopard frogs have powerful hind legs
* are cold blooded animals
  - green and have rounded spots
  - native to the Nearctic region
  - slender and are smooth-skinned
  - solitary outside of the breeding season, but tolerant of other leopard frogs
  - the familiar frogs used in biological studies and are considered true frogs
  - white in the same area
* have an immense range in North America
  - circular spots
* leap into water.
* migrate to ponds.
* move considerable distances from water especially in wet grasslands or damp woodlands.
* spend the day hiding among the tall grass and emerge toward evening to feed.
+ Pickerel frog: Frogs
  * The 'pickerel frog' is a small frog in North America. It has dark squares on its back. The squares are in lines instead of randomly scattered. Leopard frogs have circular spots. They have an orange or yellow coloration on the inside of their back legs. They are mainly found in the eastern United States, with a little in southern Canada. They have toxic glands in their skin that can kill other frogs.

### animal | vertebrate | amphibian | toad:

Male toad
* can reach maturity at least one year before females can.
* croak to indicate their readiness to mate.
* outnumber female toads at breeding ponds.
* settle in a shallow pool of water in a slow current and call for a female.
+ Common toad, Behaviour, Reproduction: Toads
  * The males arrive first and stay for several weeks. The females only stay long enough to mate and spawn. Rather than fighting for the right to mate with a female, male toads use the pitch of their voice. Croaking gives a sign of body size and prowess. Fights do sometimes happen. Male toads outnumber female toads at breeding ponds.

Midwife toad
* Some midwife toads feed on beetles.
* are unique in their reproduction.

Natterjack
* have a very loud and distinctive mating call.
* true toad
+ Natterjack Toad: Toads

Pickerel frog
* Most pickerel frogs have secretion
  - skin secretion
* are especially common along streams and lake shores near inlets and outlets
* call in a short snore.
* have rows of irregular rectangular brown spots on their back
* produce toxic skin secretions that are distasteful and harmful to predators.