toad Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands. A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scient ...

is any of a number of species within the amphibian order Anura. Toad may also refer to:

Fictional characters

* Mr. Toad, in Kenneth Grahame's children's novel ''The Wind in the Willows'' *

Toad (Marvel Comics) Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in '' The X-Men'' #4 (March 1964). He is most often depi ...

or Mortimer Toynbee, a villain in ''The X-Men'' *

Toad (Nintendo) Toad, known in Japan as is a fictional character who primarily appears in Nintendo's ''Mario'' franchise. A humanoid with a mushroom-like head, Toad was created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, and is portrayed as a citizen of ...

, a mushroom-like character in the ''Mario'' franchise *

Toad the Brake Van This article is about the characters that have appeared in the books of ''The Railway Series'' by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry and Christopher Awdry. Unless otherwise stated on this page, the technical notes come from actual notes laid out by Wilbert ...

, a character in ''The Railway Series'' and in ''Thomas and Friends'' * Toad, a character in the '' Frog and Toad'' children's books * Terry "the Toad", in the movie ''

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Music

* Toad (band), a Swiss rock band ** ''Toad'' (album), their debut album * "Toad" (instrumental), a 1966 instrumental by Cream from ''Fresh Cream'' * "Toad", a 1994 song by Die Monster Die from ''

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'' *

Theory of a Deadman Theory of a Deadman (abbreviated as Theory or TOAD) is a Canadian rock band from North Delta, British Columbia. Formed in 1999, the band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as 604 Records. The band includes traits of music styles ...

, a Canadian rock band

Other uses

* Toad (solitaire), a solitaire card game * Toad (software), a database management tool *

Saab Toad The Saab Toad, or ''Paddan'' in Swedish, was a development car Saab Automobile made in 1966 to test out the new chassis, drive train and engine for the Saab 99. Background On 2 April 1965, Gudmund's day in Sweden, after several years of plann ...

, a prototype of the Saab 99 * USS ''Toad'' (1914), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1918 to 1919 * The Oxford Artisan Distillery (TOAD), a distillery in Oxford, England * TOAD, a line of computers by

XKL XKL, LLC, is an American company that develops optical transport networking technologies. See Optical_transport_network, Optical Transport Network. Founded in 1991 and based in Redmond, Washington, XKL is led by Cisco Systems co-founder Len Bosa ...

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