Toad is a generic common name for certain groups of frogs, especially those of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by short legs and dry, leathery skin with large bumps made of the parotoid g
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Vietnamese folk painting "Nhân nghĩa"
Vietnamese folk painting "Lão oa giảng độc"
The common toad, also known as European toad or simply the toad in Anglophone parts of Europe, is a toad found throughout most of Europe, western North Asia and a small part of Northwest Africa. It be
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…cues by which females recognize kin. Kin recognition thus allows avoidance of inbreeding and consequent inbreeding depression. In the United Kingdom, common toads often climb trees to hide in hollows or in nest boxes. In Kenneth Grahame's novel The Wind in the Willows (1908), Mr. Toad is a likeable and popular…
Skeleton showing shoulder girdle; 1: suprascapula, 2: scapula, 3: clavicle, 4: procoracoid
Swimming, Otmoor, Oxfordshire
A common toad adopts a defensive stance