Monday, November 1, 2010

Golden Toad Recently Extinct Animals

Golden Toad PicturesGolden Toad Pictures

It is an offence to capture or injure a Natterjack Toad or to destroy it's habitat. Natterjack Toads are fully protected under UK law. When threatened, the horned toad shoots blood from it's eyes. Most toads are small, but in Australia, a toad has been found that weighs two pounds and is the size of a football.

Golden Toad WallpapersGolden Toad Wallpapers

They have been described as 'Day-Glo golden orange'. These toads were first described in 1966 and not even a single sighting of this frog is reported since 1989. There was once a golden colored toad. There is a substance in the skin of the African clawed frog that helps in fighting infections. These amphibians use their eyeballs to help swallow their prey.

Male Golden Toad Photos Male Golden Toad Photos

These nuptial pads help aquatic frogs hold on to females during breeding. Male fire-bellied toads have nuptial pads, enlarged bumps on their first and second fingers. In California, due to the popularity of "toad licking," it is illegal to possess Colorado River Toads, which produce a powerful hallucinogen called bufotoxin. When a fire-bellied toad senses danger it arches its body, flashing the brilliant warning spots on its belly.

Female Golden Toad PhotosFemale Golden Toad Photos

Golden Toad Species PicturesGolden Toad Species Pictures

Some toads excrete toxins which taste very bad to their predators, thus keeping them safe. They also tend to be covered with warts. There is no clear distinction between toads and frogs, its just that the skin of a toad is rougher and drier than that of a frog. Read them to get amazed. Given below are some really amazing facts about the toads(amphibians).
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