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Are there any dry frogs that are not toads?

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However, some varieties of frogs live totally in the water, and some live in fast moving water and even waterfalls. Many species live in the ... They stay there hidden from the heat of the sun and from predators until the rain comes when they emerge in large numbers until the dry conditions return. read more

A major differentiator between frogs and toads is that the latter possess dry skin. I can think of a few toads with moist skin (Bombina ssp. come to mind) but not the other way around. This page may be out of date. read more

After all, they have different kinds of skin—dry and pebbly for toads, and moist and smooth for frogs—and prefer different habitats: frogs like water, but toads prefer land. Frogs have slim bodies and long legs, and jump to get around; toads have short forelimbs and hop or walk. Frogs lay their eggs in clusters, and toads (generally) lay their eggs in long chains. Toads also have big glands behind their eyes, called paratoid glands, which produce poison. read more

Also, frogs have smooth, slimy skin; toads have dry, bumpy skin. The bumps, however, are not warts, and a person cannot get warts from handling a toad, according to the San Diego Zoo. However, toads have glands behind their eyes that can secrete a burning milky toxin. read more

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