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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.
The toes most commonly webbed together are the second and third. There are six types of webbed digits: simple, complex, complete, incomplete, fenestrated, and polysyndactyly. Here is a breakdown of each: Simple: adjacent fingers or toes are joined by soft tissue and skin only. Complex: the bones of adjacent fingers or toes are fused together (this is extremely rare) Complete: the skin is joined the entire length of the digits. Incomplete: the skin is joined partially up the digit, usually to the first joint.