Toads and Frogs: What's
the Difference?
Toads and frogs are both amphibians. Both start out life in eggs laid
in water, and both hatch as tadpoles. As they grow, they spout legs,
their tail shrinks, and their body changes shape. And most live on
land as adults. Some toads and frogs are very hard to tell apart,
especially in the tropics. But herpetologists, the
scientists who study amphibians and reptiles, have found some useful
differences between most. Using field guides, encyclopedias, the Internet,
and other research materials, see if you can find some of the biggest
differences between the two groups.