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For one of the human salivary glands, see parotid gland.

The parotoid gland is an external skin gland on the back, neck, and shoulder of toads and some frogs and salamanders. It secretes a milky alkaloid substance to deter predators. The substance produced acts as a neurotoxin.

Parotoid glands are sometimes said to be wart-like in appearance, though warts are abnormal growths caused by viral infections while parotoid glands are normal, healthy parts of the animals that bear them. The vague similarity in appearance, however, is the reason behind the old wives' tale that touching a toad causes warts.

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+''For one of the human salivary glands, see [[parotid gland]].''
-{{wiktionarypar|Adams}}
-'''Adams''' may refer to:
+[[Image:Bufo_marinus_from_Australia.JPG|right|thumb|The parotoid gland can be seen just behind the [[Tympanum (zoology)|tympanum]] (ear) of this [[Cane Toad]].]]
-==People==
-*[[Adams (surname)]]
+The '''parotoid gland''' is an external skin [[gland]] on the back, neck, and shoulder of [[toad]]s and some [[frog]]s and [[salamander]]s. It secretes a milky [[alkaloid]] substance to deter predators.  The substance produced acts as a [[neurotoxin]].
-==Places==
-;The Moon
-*[[Adams (lunar crater)]]
-;Philippines
-*[[Adams, Ilocos Norte]]
-;United States
-*[[Adams, Decatur County, Indiana]]
-*[[Adams, Morgan County, Indiana]]
-*[[Adams, Massachusetts]]
-*[[Adams, Minnesota]]
-*[[Adams, North Dakota]]
-*[[Adams, Nebraska]]
-*[[Adams (town), New York]]
-**[[Adams (village), New York]]
-*[[Adams, Oklahoma]]
-*[[Adams, Oregon]]
-*[[Adams, Tennessee]]
-*[[Adams, Wisconsin]], city in Adams County
-*[[Adams, Adams County, Wisconsin]], town
-*[[Adams, Green County, Wisconsin]], town
-*[[Adams, Jackson County, Wisconsin]], town
-*[[Adams River]] in New Zealand
+Parotoid glands are sometimes said to be [[wart]]-like in appearance, though warts are abnormal growths caused by viral infections while parotoid glands are normal, healthy parts of the animals that bear them. The vague similarity in appearance, however, is the reason behind the [[old wives' tale]] that touching a toad causes warts.
-==Other uses==
-*[[Adams (automobile)]], an early 20th-century automobile
-*[[Adams (1903 automobile)]], an early 20th-century automobile
-*[[Adams (brig)]], early 19th-century ship
-*[[Adams (constructor)]], a former racing car constructor
-*[[USS Adams|USS ''Adams'']], several ships
-*[[Adams' Grammar School]], Newport, Shropshire, England
-*[[Adams Park]], a football stadium in Buckinghamshire, England
-*[[MSC.Adams]], engineering software
-*[[Johann Friedrich Adam]], a botanist known by the author abbreviation "Adams"
-*Adams, a [[jockstrap#Brands|brand of jockstrap]]
-*"Adams", were a special type of people created in the 1950s in the Litchfield Experiment in the episode [[Eve (The X-Files)|"Eve" (The X-Files)]]
-== See also ==
+==See also==
+*[[Bufotoxin]]
-* [[Adam]] (disambiguation)
-* [[All Dulles Area Muslim Society]]
-* [[Adams County (disambiguation)]]
-* [[Adams Musical Instruments]]
-* [[Adams Township (disambiguation)]]
-* [[Adamsburg]]
-* [[Adamsdale (disambiguation)]]
-* [[Adamstown (disambiguation)]]
-* [[Adamsville (disambiguation)]]
-* [[Addams (disambiguation)]]
-* [[ADAMS - Automation Development and Management System]]
-{{disambig}}
+{{Amphibian-stub}}
+[[Category:Animal anatomy]]
-[[cs:Adams]]
-[[de:Adams]]
+[[Category:Amphibians]]
-[[es:Adams]]
+[[es:Glándula parotoide]]
-[[fr:Adams]]
-[[ko:애덤스]]
+[[fr:Glande parotoïde]]
-[[it:Adams]]
+[[it:Ghiandola parotoide]]
+[[pt:Glândula parotóide]]
-[[he:אדמס]]
-[[ka:ადამსი]]
-[[lv:Adamss]]
-[[hu:Adams]]
-[[nl:Adams]]
-[[ja:アダムズ]]
-[[no:Adams]]
-[[pl:Adams]]
-[[pt:Adams]]
-[[ru:Адамс]]
-[[sk:Adams]]
-[[sv:Adams]]
-[[tr:Adams]]
-[[vo:Adams]]
-[[zh:亚当斯]]