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[–] [email protected] 36 points 3 days ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

thunder thighs

I think those are calves

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago

They're called tadpoles I think

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not all frogs secrete poison though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

In fact, some frogs are indistinguishable from toads. Mainly because they are toads.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)

My dude, that's not a toad, that's a leopard frog.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

Not all toads are leopard frogs. But all leopard frogs are toads.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

And those are not its thighs.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then are toads specialized frogs? How does that work?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Wikipedia says the following:

The use of the common names frog and toad has no taxonomic justification. From a classification perspective, all members of the order Anura are frogs, but only members of the family Bufonidae are considered "true toads". The use of the term frog in common names usually refers to species that are aquatic or semi-aquatic and have smooth, moist skins; the term toad generally refers to species that are terrestrial with dry, warty skins. There are numerous exceptions to this rule. The European fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina) has a slightly warty skin and prefers a watery habitat whereas the Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) is in the toad family Bufonidae and has a smooth skin.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So I can kiss both, right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Sure, but don't lick your lips after

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

You can try at least once! For science!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

But… can they be friends?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

"Now let's eat one VERY last cookie," said Toad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Boba egg chain/cluster

Sagu is even more similar, since it's smaller:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

can confirm