Dope Toad: Pet or Prince?
Dope Toad: Pet or Prince?
Like frogs, toads are amphibians. They differ from most frogs because they have dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the external skin gland on the back and neck.
Biology
Usually the largest of the bumps on the skin of a toad are those that cover the parotoid glands.
The bumps are commonly called warts, but they have nothing to do with pathologic warts, being fixed in size, present on healthy specimens, and not caused by infection.
It's a myth that handling toads causes warts.
Toads travel from non-breeding to breeding areas of ponds and lakes.
Toads, like many amphibians, exhibit breeding site fidelity.
Individual American toads return to their natal ponds to breed where they are likely to encounter siblings as potential mates.
Although inbred examples within a species are possible, siblings rarely mate. Toads recognize and avoid mating with close kin.
Advertisement vocalizations given by males appear to serve as cues by which females recognize kin. Kin recognition thus allows avoidance of inbreeding and consequent inbreeding depression.
In today's video we look at Dope Toad: Pet or Prince?...Keep watching to see #animals, #facts, #amphibian, #frog, #toad, #prince, #commontoad
Subscribe for animal trivia, wild animal facts, and new exotic animals. Inspired by TierZoo, Zefrank1, Brave Wilderness, and Casual Geographic.
Inspired by Common Toads | The Complete Guide
Inspired by True Facts About The Frog
Inspired by African Bullfrog Dad Protects Tadpoles | Battle of the Sexes in the Animal World | BBC Earth
Also check out: • Dope Frog: Milk will not satisfy this...
On Dope Animals we will go through wildlife, fauna, and surprising animal facts. Stay tuned for the latest in nature, undomesticated animals, and wild animal facts.
Click here to subscribe: https://bit.ly/3lgxHxt
Click here to subscribe: https://bit.ly/3lgxHxt
