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PAWS PAWS PAWS!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Ahem~
 
Sorry, I don’t actually have much to contribute to the topic, I just have a massive paw fetish. Our tags are still WIP and we’re still figuring out the best approaches. I’ll raise a discussion in our mod chats about this.

In my opinion paw pads should not imply underpaw (and they now do), only paws
 
The reason why are images like those:
 
 
paw pads are visible only from the side, not from below
 
 
those are paw pads on hands, not on paws
 
but of course there can be paws on forelimbs on anthro too (with or without paws):  

 
Alias:
 
pawpads -> paw pads  
toe beans -> paw pads
 
To make things clear I would suggest creating descriptions for those tags on Furbooru.
 
paws - soft feet of quadruped mammal species that have claws, also present on anthros as their feet or sometimes hands.
 
example images:
 

 
paw pads - soft cushions on the bottom side of paws, toe beans. Sometimes present on hands too.
 
example images:
 

 
underpaw - the underside of a paw, in some species this is where paw pads are.
 
example images:
 

 
Equine equivalent of underpaw would be underhoof and equivalent of paw pads - frog (hoof)
 
Implications:
 
frog (hoof) -> underhoof (unlike with paw pads, frog on hooves can’t be seen from the side, they are recessed and thus can only be seen from below)  
frog (hoof) -> hooves
 
On e621 there is no distinction between “frog” and “underhoof”, they are all under the tag “underhoof”.
 
Descirpions:
 
frog (hoof) - V shaped part of equine hoof located on the underside, extends from the heel towards the toe and covers around 25% of the underhoof
 
example images:
 

 
underhoof - the underside of a hoof
 
I don’t think example images are needed here.
 
Also for reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_hoof#The_frog and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frog_(horse_anatomy)