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Instructions Look at the features of frogs and toads on the next two slides. Examine the pictures of, and read the facts about, the eight species. Classify.

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1 Instructions Look at the features of frogs and toads on the next two slides. Examine the pictures of, and read the facts about, the eight species. Classify each species as a frog or toad.

2 Features of a Frog Round, protruding eyes Narrow body Live near water
GA Hoye © Australian Museum Smooth, moist skin © Australian Museum Long, hind legs

3 Large poison (parotoid)
Features of a Toad Bumpy skin Large poison (parotoid) glands behind eyes Short forelimbs Jodi Rowley © Australian Museum Can live further from a water source

4 1 2 Black-spined Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Also called the Asian common toad, as it is common in South-East Asia Bumpy ridges on its head and back Large parotoid glands 2 Spotted Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis) Found throughout Eastern Australia Often the first to spread to new dams and wetlands Round, bulgy eyes

5 3 4 Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) An introduced pest in Australia
Can live in many habitats such as coasts, sand dunes and grassland Large swellings behind their eyes store poison 4 Dainty Tree Frog (Litoria gracilenta) Found in tropical locations in Queensland and Northern NSW Lives in urban areas Long hind legs help it get long distances

6 5 6 Cape Sand Toad (Vandijkophrynus angusticeps)
Native to South Africa Large, flat body with bumpy, ‘warty’ skin Short fore and hind limbs 6 Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) Found on the east coast of Australia Short, narrow body Lives near swamps, lagoons and ponds

7 7 8 Rhinella proboscidea Commonly found in the Amazon Rainforest
Highly toxic to predators Short forelimbs 8 Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera) Skin can be smooth or ‘warty’ Found in Eastern Australia Lives near any habitat that is sufficiently damp

8 Frog or Toad? Classify the following species as a frog or toad (tick the correct box) 1 2 3 4 Frog Toad Frog Toad Frog Toad Frog Toad 5 6 7 8 Frog Toad Frog Toad Frog Toad Frog Toad

9 Answers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Black-spined Toad Spotted Marsh Frog Cane Toad
Dainty Tree Frog 5 6 7 8 Cape Sand Toad Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog Toad Common Eastern Froglet

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