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<p>Frogs, such as this Columbia spotted frog, have smoother skin than toads and also longer hind legs that help them leap farther than toads.</p>

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Wait for it: Frogs breathe through skin
November 14, 2014 8 a.m.

Wait for it: Frogs breathe through skin

In the spring, I’m always listening for the first robin to sing and the first frog to ribbit. But in the fall, I never know if an insect song or frog croak will be the last I hear until spring.