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other usestaxobox| regnum = Animal ia| phylum = Chordate|Chordata | classis = Amphibian|Amphibia | ordo = Anura | ordo_authority = Blasius Merrem|Merrem , 1820 List of Anuran families
A toad is any of a number of species of amphibian s in the order Anura characterized by dry, leathery skin (usually pink and orange-coloured), short legs, and snout-like parotoid gland s.Citation needed|date=March 2012 A distinction between frog s and toads, though common in popular culture, is not made in taxonomy , where toads are spread across families true toads|Bufonidae , Bombinatoridae , Discoglossidae , Pelobatidae , Rhinophrynidae , Scaphiopodidae , and Microhylidae .cite web |url= http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt? search_topic=TSN& search_value=173423 |title=Anura, Taxonomic Serial No.: 173423 |work=ITIS Report |publisher=Integrated Taxonomic Information System |accessdate=20 April 2012 A group of toads is called a knot.cite web |url= http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/about/faqs/animals/names.htm |first=Dave |last=Fellows |title=Animal Congregations, or What Do You Call a Group of.....? |publisher=United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |date=29 September 2006 |accessdate=20 April 2012
Toads cannot transmit warts to people through handling or skin contact.Citation needed|date=March 2012 The bumps on a toad's skin help the animal blend into its environment visually by breaking up its outline.Citation needed|date=March 2012 Also, the parotoid gland is often mistaken for 'warts'.Citation needed|date=March 2012 They are present on healthy specimens and are not a result of infection.Citation needed|date=March 2012
