- The
parotoid gland (alternatively,
paratoid gland) is an
external skin
gland on the back, neck, and
shoulder of some
frogs (especially toads), and salamanders...
- Gredos, a
mountain range in
central Spain. It has
exceptionally large paratoid glands and its
colour tends to be
blotched rather than uniform. It is now...
-
common toads by a
yellow line down the
middle of the back and
parallel paratoid glands. They have
relatively short legs,
which gives them a distinctive...
- long, and is
rounded in shape. This
species possess bright yellow colored paratoid glands and two
lines of
poison glands that run in
parallel down
their ventral...
-
secrete peptides that
destroy these pathogens. The
secretion from the
paratoid gland of the
green tree frog
contains 25 caerins, a
group of
peptides with...
- on the head and the backward-pointing
spurs that
extend as far as the
paratoid glands. The
dorsal surface is
covered with warts, some of
which may be...
-
easternmost Sicily; only the
latter species has
coloured spots on the
paratoid glands and some reddish-orange markings. The two
subspecies of the African...
- 91 mm (2.4 to 3.6 in) and
females reach 70 to 130 mm (2.8 to 5.1 in). The
paratoid glands are
large and
either parallel or kidney-shaped and the male has...
-
without enlarged warts. The
cranial crests are very prominent,
whereas the
paratoid glands are
slightly small,
smaller than the eye. The
ventral surface is...
- limited. The
three species are very similar, but the
Balearic green toad has
paratoid glands with
brownish or
reddish spots. IUCN SSC
Amphibian Specialist Group...
