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Atelopus limosus
A female limosa harlequin frog (Atelopus limosus) in Panama. This endangered species of toad in the family Bufonidae inhabits stream banks in tropical moist lowland forests and rivers of the Chagres watershed. It is found in two colour forms, one in lowlands and one in uplands.Photograph: Brian Gratwicke

Frog or toad?

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Atelopus limosus, the limosa harlequin frog (Spanish: sapo limoso) is an endangered species of toad ...

Reading this, one wonders why an animal called the "limosa harlequin frog" should in fact be a species of toad. I assumed at first that its common name "frog" must be technically incorrect, and that technically, or scientifically, it must really be a toad, but the article toad says that there is actually no scientific distinction between the two. I wonder whether it is necessary, therefore, to call it a toad? 109.145.3.124 (talk) 20:25, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]