Description ⁴

Bufonidae | American toad
2-3 1/2". Only one or two large warts in each of largest dark spots; chest and forward part of abdomen usually spotted with dark pigment; enlarged warts on tibia; and parotoid gland either separated from the ridge behind the eye, or connected with it by a short spur. A light middorsal stripe may or may not be present. Many American toads are almost plain brown, but others, females especially, are gaily patterned.

Habitat: Suburban back yards to mountain wildernesses.

Conant, R., & Collins, J. T. (1998). A field guide to reptiles & amphibians: eastern and central North America (3rd ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

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• iNat taxon page
• AMNH Amphibian Species of the World
• AmphibiaWeb
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