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Green Toad \ [ The Green Toad ] We're definitely NOT joking. There are really toads living in the deserts of the Northern Hemispere. Although it is not very green, it is called the green toad. Toads can live in the hot, dry desert because they NEVER NEED to drink water! In the day, the green toad escapes the desert heat by hiding in cool places like under a rock or in the sand. At night it comes out of its hiding place to look for food. Ants and small insects are its favourites. All the toad has to do is to stretch out its long, sticky tongue to catch them. HOW CAN THEY NOT DRINK WATER? This is a really simple question. Like a lot of desert animals, the toad gets quite a lot of moisture from its food. Its skin can also absorb the moisture in the air. Green toads have tiny bumps on their skin to produce a slime called muscus. Muscus help to keep them moist. Larger warts can be found all over the body. These warts have poison in them to protect the toad from enemies.
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