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Quiz about The Toad Less Traveled
Quiz about The Toad Less Traveled

The Toad Less Traveled Trivia Quiz


For this quiz, you will have to identify whether the animal that is described is a frog, a toad, both, or neither. In this case, frogs are in the family Ranidae, and toads are in the family Bufonidae.

A multiple-choice quiz by Trivia_Fan54. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Trivia_Fan54
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
403,024
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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310
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which animals are amphibians? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which animals generally spend most of their lives in or near the water? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which animals cause warts or small growths on your hands if you handle them? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which animals have a poisonous gland on the back of their heads? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which animals' tadpoles are not plain black or dark brown? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which animals use their eyeballs to help them eat? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which animals tend to have slimy skin? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which animals lay their eggs in long chains in the water? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which animals' native range can be found on all continents apart from Antarctica? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which animals tend to move about by hopping? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which animals are amphibians?

Answer: Both

Both frogs and toads are amphibians. They lay their eggs in the water, and both breathe with gills when young and with lungs as adults.
2. Which animals generally spend most of their lives in or near the water?

Answer: Frogs

Frogs generally stay close to the water once they have grown past their tadpole stage and move to land. On the other hand, toads usually make their way towards land and head for gardens and wood lots.
3. Which animals cause warts or small growths on your hands if you handle them?

Answer: Neither

Some people have been told not to touch toads because that causes warts to form on the hands. This is a myth. Picking up toads does not cause warts. However, handling toads should be avoided because toads have sensitive skin.
4. Which animals have a poisonous gland on the back of their heads?

Answer: Toads

Toads have something called a "parotoid gland" on the back of their heads. The gland is used to create a poison that is secreted if the toad is feeling threatened or stressed. The poison has different effects on other animals. Some animals may simply find it irritating, while it is fatal to others.
5. Which animals' tadpoles are not plain black or dark brown?

Answer: Frogs

Frog tadpoles have small gold flecks in their skin, while toad tadpoles are plain black or dark brown with no gold flecks. Another way to tell the tadpoles apart is their shape. Frog tadpoles are slimmer while toad tadpoles are chunkier, similar to the shape differences in the adults.
6. Which animals use their eyeballs to help them eat?

Answer: Frogs

Frogs generally use their eyeballs to help move their meal from their mouth to their stomach. With the insect in their mouth, the eyeballs are pulled downwards, helping to force the insect into the frog's stomach. Toads typically do not use their eyeballs in this way.
7. Which animals tend to have slimy skin?

Answer: Frogs

In general, frogs tend to prefer moist environments. This includes their skin. The sliminess helps them to remain moist even when they are not swimming.
8. Which animals lay their eggs in long chains in the water?

Answer: Toads

Toads tend to lay their eggs in long chains in the water that hatch into tadpoles where they spend the first part of their lives. Frogs also lay their eggs in the water, but they are typically laid in rounded clumps. It should be noted that that not all toads lay eggs. There are some toads in the genera Nectophrynoides that do bear live young.
9. Which animals' native range can be found on all continents apart from Antarctica?

Answer: Frogs

Frogs from in the Ranidae family can be found on every continent except Antarctica. However, toads in the Bufonidae family can be found in native habitats worldwide except in Australasia, polar regions, Madagascar, and Polynesia. Of note, the cane toad, native to South America, has been introduced to Australia and other areas on the twentieth century.
10. Which animals tend to move about by hopping?

Answer: Frogs

Frogs generally hop when they are on land. They have longer and more muscular hind legs than a toad, so it is easier for them to hop. They are also more timid than toads, so resort to hopping away when disturbed. On the other hand, toads have shorter hind legs and stouter bodies. For this reason, they tend to walk about. Toads tend to remain still when discovered in their habitat because they are not able to make a quick getaway by hopping.
Source: Author Trivia_Fan54

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