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True Toads

Bufonidae

True toads are bumpy-skinned frogs that love to hop around! They can be found in many places and are known for their loud croaking sounds, especially at night.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The True Toads have robust bodies and characteristically dry, warty skin, often appearing in shades of brown, green, or grey for camouflage. They typically possess horizontal pupils and prominent parotoid glands behind their eyes, which are distinct from the smooth skin of frogs.

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True Toads
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True Toads

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Instead of jumping, many true toads walk or take short, deliberate hops.

Some toads hibernate underground or aestivate during hot, dry periods.

They absorb water through their skin, so they don't need to drink with their mouths.

Toad eggs are laid in long, jelly-like strings, not in clumps like most frogs.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Poison Shield

True Toads have special glands behind their eyes that release a milky poison, helping them defend against predators.

Fähigkeit

Silent Swallower

True Toads can swallow their prey whole using their sticky tongues because they do not possess teeth to chew food.

Fähigkeit

Earth Burrower

True Toads can dig themselves backward into soft soil with strong hind legs, which helps them hide and escape heat.

Maße und Details

Länge
2-20 cm
Gewicht
0.01-1 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-15 Jahre
Top Speed
2 km/h
Gelegegröße
2000-30000
Metamorphose
30-90 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly eat insects and other small invertebrates they can swallow whole.

Altersunterschiede: Tadpoles are primarily detritivores, feeding on algae and decaying matter.

Hauptnahrung

  • crickets
  • beetles
  • worms
  • slugs
  • spiders

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

A common predator of toads.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Known to eat amphibians.

hunts

Field Cricket

Gryllus assimilis

A primary insect prey.

hunts

Spanish Slug

Arion vulgaris

Toads consume various slugs.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always wash your hands after touching a toad, as they can have special skin that might not be safe to touch.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von True Toads?

2-20 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von True Toads?

0.01-1 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von True Toads?

5-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von True Toads?

2 km/h

Was frisst True Toads?

They mostly eat insects and other small invertebrates they can swallow whole.

Wo findet man True Toads normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt True Toads?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von True Toads?

2000-30000

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