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Anura is an order of animals in the class Amphibia that includes frogs and toads. More than 5,000 species are described in the order. More than 5,000 species are described in the order. The living anurans are typically divided into three suborders: Archaeobatrachia , Mesobatrachia , and Neobatrachia .
Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In popular culture ( folk taxonomy ), toads are distinguished from frogs by their drier, rougher skin and association with more terrestrial habitats. [ 3 ]
Frog appears to have been adapted from frosc as part of this trend. [11] Meanwhile, the word toad, first attested as Old English tādige, is unique to English and is likewise of uncertain etymology. [14] It is the basis for the word tadpole, first attested as Middle English taddepol, apparently meaning 'toad-head'. [15]
The temnospondyl Eryops had sturdy limbs to support its body on land Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with limbs and feet specialised for climbing Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), a primitive salamander The bright colours of the common reed frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) are typical of a toxic species Wallace's flying frog (Rhacophorus nigropalmatus) can parachute to ...
African green toad, Bufotes boulengeri LC and: [n 1] Sicilian green toad, Bufotes (boulengeri) siculus LC (Sicilia, Favignana and Ustica) Cyprus green toad, Bufotes cypriensis [5] [6] Family: Hylidae (tree frogs and their allies) Common tree frog, Hyla arborea LC; Oriental tree frog, Hyla orientalis (eastern Europe, Turkey, Iran) [2]
List of frogs and toads of New Jersey This page was last edited on 18 August 2017, at 18:07 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
Common name Scientific name Status Distribution Size Picture American toad: Anaxyrus americanus: Least concern: Great Plains toad: Anaxyrus cognatus: Least concern: Southern Canada, in the province of Alberta, throughout the western United States, and into northern Mexico. Canadian toad: Anaxyrus hemiophrys: Least concern
The Neobatrachia (Neo-Latin neo-("new") + batrachia ("frogs")) are a suborder of the Anura, the order of frogs and toads.. This suborder is the most advanced and apomorphic of the three anuran suborders alive today, hence its name, which literally means "new frogs" (from the hellenic words neo, meaning "new" and batrachia, meaning "frogs").