Fowler's Toad
Bufo woodhousii fowleri
Appearance 2
5-9.5 centimeters long. Brown, gray or olive green with rough, spotted, warty skin. White stomach. Distinguished from Fowler’s toad by having three or more warts inside each spot.
Habitat 2
Open woodlands, sand prairies, beaches and meadows. They like open spaces.
Behavior/Reproduction 2
Eggs are laid in shallow water in May or June and take two to seven days to hatch. The tadpoles become toads after thirty to forty days, but full maturity can take up to three years.
It is unknown whether they are primarily nocturnal or diurnal. However, it is known that they protect themselves from predators by excreting poison from their warts and playing dead. The poison is not harmful unless it is ingested. Adult toads burrow into the ground both to hibernate and to escape the heat.
Fun Fact 2
Unlike the American Toad, they eat earthworms.
Citations 2
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/Anaxyrus_fowleri/
Sources and Credits
- (c) Patrick Coin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/42264328@N00/2847557654
- (c) gburg2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
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