Frog or toad

Dalesman · #1 (**permalink**) 13-03-2009, 09:06 PM

I must say I am not much good at IDing things but I am lead to believe that these are toads.
Found in a damp garage the first one is quite a bit larger than the second one which makes me think they are male/female respectively.
I found another one hibernating under a leaf pile in the garden during the winter which was a lot greener and still had the rough lumps on it's back. Would this have something to do with living inside and outside or could the one in the garden have been a frog.

coasty · #2 (**permalink**) 13-03-2009, 09:09 PM

top one ,,is poor pic but looks like frog to me second one is a toad. look at the shape of the heads,,, quite different

marvin · #3 (**permalink**) 13-03-2009, 09:12 PM

hi

top definitely common frog, bottom definitely common toad

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tim

Hedge Witch · #4 (**permalink**) 13-03-2009, 09:13 PM

And the skin of the frog (top picture) is a lot smoother than the toad.
Great shots

Dalesman · #5 (**permalink**) 13-03-2009, 09:21 PM

Thanks for the quick reply guys.
Is it common for frogs and toads to live together as these were almost touching each other when I found them. I just moved one small item and they were both behind it but when I went back an hour later there was one at one side of the garage and one at the other.

marvin · #6 (**permalink**) 13-03-2009, 09:39 PM

it's not that unusual to find them together. having said that, frogs tend to hang around water and damp areas all year round whereas toads are much more terrestial and can tolerate much drier conditions.

tim