Editing Toad (section)

{{Short description|Common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae}}
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| image = Bombina bombina 1 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
| image_caption = [[European fire-bellied toad]] (''Bombina bombina''), a member of the family [[Bombinatoridae]]
| taxon = Anura
| authority = [[Blasius Merrem|Merrem]], 1820
| subdivision_ranks = Families
| subdivision = [[List of Anuran families]]
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'''Toad''' (also known as a '''hoptoad''') is a common name for certain [[frog]]s, especially of the family [[True toads|Bufonidae]], that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the [[parotoid gland]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=toad|title= toad|website= The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language|publisher= Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|access-date= 6 October 2016}}</ref><ref name=EncycloBrit>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/toad#ref58502|title=toad {{!}} amphibian|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2017-05-23|language=en}}</ref>

In popular culture ([[folk taxonomy]]), toads are distinguished from frogs by their drier, rougher skin and association with more [[terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] habitats.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/toad |title=Toad |publisher=Dictionary.com, LLC |access-date=29 May 2012}}</ref> However, this distinction does not align precisely with scientific [[taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]].