Comments on: New Wrinkled Frog Discovered

By: quercus

quercus — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:33:10 +0000

All toads are frogs but not all frogs are toads. If that makes any sense.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:03:40 +0000

The wrinkles and folds that distinguish this one from other closely related species are an interesting feature to me. I find myself wondering precisely why this species has evolved this adaptation as well as what sort of survival advantage the folds and corrugations incur in this case. I’m fascinated by the factors that cause animals to develop different features from other related species (like these folds) in response to their particular niche and habitat.

By: Ann Unknown

Ann Unknown — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:07:15 +0000

I wondered how they determined that he was a frog, and not a toad, so I Googled it:

1 - “The skin of a frog is smooth, and a toad is more rough, or ‘warty’.”

Well, he sure looks more ‘toady’ than ‘froggy’ in that picture.

2 - “A frog feels moist to the touch, but a toad feels dry.”

Hard to tell. He looks sort of dry in the illustration. (Tip: A good lotion does wonders for dry skin - and it could help with those wrinkles as well.)

3 - “A frogs back is raised with two ridges down each side. Toads have a more flattened appearance.”

In the photo, he looks sort of flat to me. But he could just be tired, and lying down to rest.(?)

4 - “Frogs move around by hopping on their strong back legs. Toads walk.”

This one surprised me. The little Spade Foots in my backyard must not know this. Either that, or they’re just an unusually hyperactive bunch. I’d better stop dumping those coffee grounds around the shrubbery.

5 - “When in doubt, it comes down to who their closest relative is genetically, bufo or rana.”

There you go folks, it always seems to come down to whom you’re related to.

By: cryptidsrus

cryptidsrus — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:59:56 +0000

Great discovery. Interesting little feller.