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Medically referred to as syndactyly (a name that also refers to webbed fingers), webbed toes are described as two or more toes fused together. While it is normal for animals such as ducks and frogs to have webbed toes, it is not as common among humans. During early fetal development, all our toes and fingers are webbed together.
Identifying webbed feet in frogs is pretty straightforward. Frogs are equipped with four legs. The feet on the two in the front have only four toes, while the feet of the back legs instead possess five of them. Not only do the back feet have more toes, they're also often webbed, unlike those in the front. If a frog has webbed feet, you'll note the conspicuous presence of flaps of skin situated in the middle of the toes. Webbed feet assist them in swimming. Frogs who have them swim faster.