- Body structure: Both toads and frogs have smooth, moist skin; no tail when adults; limbs for hopping; and bulging eyes.
- Habitat: Both inhabit damp areas such as ponds, streams, and forests though toad prefer terrestrial environments.
- Diet: They are both carnivorous and eat insects, small animals, and worms.
- Life Cycle: Both go through a metamorphosis life cycle, starting as tadpoles in the water, then growing legs and moving onto land as adults.
- Reproduction: Both lay eggs in water, which hatch into tadpoles that eventually transform into adults.
- Hibernation: Both hibernate during cold weather in burrows, under logs, or in deep water.
- Respiration: They both can respire through their lungs and skin
- Communication: They both use their calls to communicate with each other.
- Distribution: Toads and frogs are found all over the world except for Antarctica.