How often do toads and frogs lay eggs?
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Frogs and toads both belong to the same class and order of amphibians. In the same way biologists classify alligators as a type of crocodile, toads are considered to be a type of frog, although members of different families, like cousins with different last names. Frogs belong to the Ranidae family, while toads belong to the Bufonidae family. Both frogs and toads lay their jelly-like eggs in water, where they cling to plants, rocks and aquatic debris. Since these eggs don't have shells, they make easy meals for fish and water insects so the greater the number of eggs, the better the chances that some will hatch.Some types of frogs only lay one egg at a time. More commonly, though, frogs lay their eggs in clusters that swell into transparent orbs as they absorb water and come to resemble bunches of grapes. The numbers of eggs vary from one type of frog to the next but the American bullfrog's clusters typically consist of about 12,000 eggs that hatch in less than a week. Most other kinds of tadpoles mature into frogs in a few weeks but bullfrog tadpoles, which are much larger than other tadpoles, take up to three years to become froglets, the name for baby frogs