What are some factors that influence the metamorphosis of an egg to a frog?
• It usually takes 10-12 weeks for complete metamorphosis to happen, but this is not true for every species. • Food supply, temperature and the presence of other tadpoles influence the metamorphosis of a tadpole. What is the difference between frogs and toads? • True frogs lay their eggs, called spawn in clumps, are smooth and damp, have teeth and strong, long webbed hind feet for leaping. • True toads are also frogs. In general, toads have stockier bodies, rounder snouts, dry and warty skins, no teeth, and move by walking. Toads lay their spawn in long strings. • The frogs that we most commonly call toads in Canada belong to the genus Bufo. Do frogs live in ponds all year round? • Most frogs only spend a small portion of their lives in the water and are not totally aquatic (with some exceptions, such as the Surinam toad, Pipa pipa, and the African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis). • Many frogs do spend their lives in a moist environment, such as marshes, swamps, along a river, or in a for
