73hairy_f_claw Published April 27, 2015 at 796 × 500 in Reptiles & Amphibians Photo Gallery ← Previous Next → This is the back foot of a hairy frog. As a defence mechanism, a threatened or struggling hairy frog actually breaks its toe bones which then puncture and protrude through the toe pads as bony claws with which the animal defends itself. March 1965.