jamesmark Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Got them in my garden this year again, 2 big ones (1 is slightly bigger than a tennis ball) one baby one and about 40 tadpoles. However are they frogs or toads? Never really thought about it till seen the size of one of them. Sorry the pics are big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 where im working at the moment has a road sign not far from the hotel which reads 'warning toads crossing' ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronttuk Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 thats a frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt k Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Look like Frogs to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Look like a regular frog to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Give it a big kiss, if it turns into a prince it's a frog if it doesn't it must be a toad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Frog, definitely. Interesting critters, IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 I was doing up the garden where they are as there is an old pond full of green water and it was an eyesore. Now the wark has stalled as I don't want to make them homeless. How long do they live for? The big ones must be last years as the one in the red pick is only an inch big. I was going to wait till there are no more tadpoles and then empty it, I won't be riddled with guilt if they are at the egg stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 IIRC frogs have wet skin, toads have dry skin. So that's a frog. Having said that, all toads are a subset of the frog order according to Wikipedia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 http://www.uksafari.com/amphibians3.htm Note the 2 ridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_S Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Not seen the pics, but from your description I would say you have a frog who is trying to catch and eat a frog, who has some baby tadpoles. To confirm this you could ask, " Hey frenchie, why are you trying to catch and eat frogs in my garden again this year, go to a restaurant instead and tell your brethren to not come back next year". In French of course. If he says, "Va te faire fo*tre" or somesuch, its a frog for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 It's Rana temporaria aka Common/European frog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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