15.Toads & Salamanders 1 Toads are like frogs in some ways 2 Toads lay their eggs in water and their...

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Toads are like frogs in some ways

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Toads lay their eggs in water and their young hatch from the eggs as tadpoles

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Toads move by jumping, and the males make a croaking noise to attract

females

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They have a long, sticky tongue for catching insects

Can you feel my love for you tonight?

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Toads are different from frogs in some ways

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The back legs of a toad are not as large as those of a frog

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Frogs have smooth skin, but toads have rough, dry skin with bumps

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Male Midwife Toad attaches a string of fertilized eggs to legs and carry until

they hatch

Toads spend more time on land than frogs do and only go into water to lay eggs

Found in Europe

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Some toads live in the hot desert

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To escape the heat, toads stay in holes in the ground

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A toad may stay in its hole for almost a

year

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It will come out when it rains, then lay its eggs in the

rain puddles

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The tadpoles that hatch from the eggs become adults before the sun dries

up the puddles

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When the water is gone, the toads go back to their holes and won’t come out

until it rains

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Most toads live in forests and gardens

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People find toads helpful because they eat insects that can harm garden plants

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Some people believe that you can get warts from touching a toad

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This story is not true

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Toads do have a poison in their skin but you can’t be harmed by the poison

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The poison bothers some animals that try to eat the toad like this snake

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Snakes and raccoons are not bothered by the poison

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Raccoons roll toads on the ground to rub the poison off, then eat the toads

From the book:Raccoon Moon

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Also the rumor that if a guy kisses a frog (or a toad) then he will turn into a

prince

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IS TRUE

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Salamanders look very different from frogs and toads

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They have very short legs and move by walking

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When they hatch, young salamanders have legs, then get a tail as they become

an adult

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Salamanders are like frogs and toads in some ways

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Salamanders are cold-blooded

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They have moist skin and they eat worms and insects

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Salamanders lay eggs in the water

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Their young have gills and spend the first stage of their lives in the water

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Most adult salamanders grow lungs and live on land

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Salamanders are found under rocks and logs in cool, damp places

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The giant salamander of Japan is 5 feet long

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But most salamanders are less than 6 inches long

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