After reading the field notes for the Yosemite Toad on Wikipedia, I think this guy's a Western Toad.
"The Yosemite toad can be distinguished from its closest relative, the Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas), by its smaller size and lack of a vertebral stripe."
Thanks for the identification and comments! This girl does have a dorsal stripe, but contrary to what's written in a popular field guide and wikipedia, there are Yosemite toads with dorsal stripes and western toads without (I've even found male Yosemite toads with dorsal stripes, totally not fitting the drawing in the guides!) This photo was taken at around 9,500 ft asl, though those elevation restrictions are kind of more guidelines than anything else, but I'm very sure this is a Yosemite toad. Appreciate the feedback and ID,
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After reading the field notes for the Yosemite Toad on Wikipedia, I think this guy's a Western Toad.
"The Yosemite toad can be distinguished from its closest relative, the Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas), by its smaller size and lack of a vertebral stripe."
Thanks for the identification and comments! This girl does have a dorsal stripe, but contrary to what's written in a popular field guide and wikipedia, there are Yosemite toads with dorsal stripes and western toads without (I've even found male Yosemite toads with dorsal stripes, totally not fitting the drawing in the guides!) This photo was taken at around 9,500 ft asl, though those elevation restrictions are kind of more guidelines than anything else, but I'm very sure this is a Yosemite toad. Appreciate the feedback and ID,
Ah thanks D, it's very cool to see shots of one of our rare endemic amphibians.
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