Toad at Mara River, Kenya
Bufo maculatus
Mara River Camp
Kenya
This was a pretty generic looking toad, perhaps 4 inches long. It was hopping about the camp near the dining area.
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Toad
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name applied to certain members of the amphibian order Anura, which also includes the frog.
American Toad Bufo americanus
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Touching a toad won't cause warts, but toads CAN secrete poisons that cause convulsions, paralysis, and even death in some predators! Like frogs, toads begin life in a very different form.
Toad territory
Nature's Calendar
Pools around Ainsdale resonate with a tropical sounding toad chorus.
Oak Toad (Bufo quercicus)
Oak Toad is a distinctive small toad found in North Carolina only in the Coastal Plain region. Note the pale dorsal stripe.
Craven Co., NC 9/6/03.
Sea toad
Sea toads are a family, Chaunacidae, of deep-sea anglerfishes.
They are bottom-dwelling fishes found on the continental slopes of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Oak Toad (Bufo quercicus)
Photos by J.D. Willson unless otherwise noted
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Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)
Cane toads secrete a toxin when threatened which, if ingested, can cause twitching, vomiting, temporary
paralysis and possibly death. Cane toads were introduced into regions to help control specific insects.
Tiny Toad
At its full size, the Wyoming toad is only two inches long. This toad looks lumpy - its body is covered with warts and its head has a humped ridge.
Cane Toad
Scientific name: Bufo marinus
Family: Bufonidae
Order: Anuran (Salientia)
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Texas Toad
Bufo speciosus
Texas Toads are chubby little toads with a short body length, and sitting upright they look like little buddhas.
Green Toad (Bufo debilis)
Description: 2" snout-vent length. Color green with irregular black spots; numerous small warts often yellowish. Cranial crests present, but not prominent. Elevation Range: To 4500' in Otero County.
Marine Toad
Range
The natural range of the Marine toad extends from south Texas and south Sonora (Mexico) through the Amazon basin in South America.
Frog & toad opera
Amidst the symphony of sounds emitted from a shallow pond on a spring or summer night, a listener may not realize the social interactions taking place at the water's edge.
Common Toad Facts
Kingdom:
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Houston Toad (Bufo houstonensis)
Texas Status Endangered U.S. Status Endangered, Listed 10/13/1970 Description The Houston toad is 2 to 3.5 inches long.
Oak Toad
The Oak Toad (classified by scientists as Bufo quercicus), is a very small gray-brown animal with a white or yellowish stripe on its back. Sometimes it will have black splotches on its back as well.
The toad's dull brown to bright green back is usually dotted with black spots. Its belly is red or orange-red. It has a small round head and large eyes with heart-shaped pupils.
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Oak toad calling.
Photo by R Zappalorti
Oak toads are recognizable by their small size and prominent light stripe down their backs.
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This toad occurs in most of the Columbia Basin utilizing a variety of permanent and temporary waters, such as pothole ponds, irrigation waters and roadside ditches. This species spends most of its life underground, preferring sandy habitats.
This toad breeds from March to May. They lay a string of eggs similar to the Common Toads, but distinguishable as the string contains a single row of eggs unlike the double row typical of Bufo bufo. The tadpoles metamorphose in June and July.
This toad prefers areas of ample moisture and cover. It is found near ponds with fallen logs and other debris.
Behavior:
It feeds mainly on ants, but eats a variety of insects. It remains underground or hidden in debris during the day.
Cane Toad Species Profile
The cane toad is simply kept in captivity, when provided with a few basic requirements. A large plastic bin will work as an enclosure, but the lid must be modified to allow for ventilation.
Cane Toad
Orginally from the Amazon, this poisonous toad has spread across the tropical forests of the world. It is currently having a devastating effect on the ecology of Australia, where it lacks natural predators.
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Cane Toad, Bufo marinus
DOI. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.
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This toad prefers riparian habitats with sandy streambeds with cottonwood, sycamore, and willow trees. Some populations occur in streams within coniferous forests.
Horned Toad
The horned toad, or, more properly, horned lizard, is a member of the lizard family, Iguanidae ...
Dakota Toad Behaviour
No observations regarding Dakota Toad behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
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Fowler's Toad (Bufo fowleri)
DESCRIPTION: Like American Toad, but throat and belly is usually plain colored and has more warts (3 or more) in each dark spot on the back. 2 to 31/2 inches long.
Southern toad calling.
Photo by Tom Luhring
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Fowler's Toad
Bufo fowleri
Summary: A relatively common species in the Indiana Dunes area and south of the Kankakee River, but restricted to sand areas in this region. Old localities from the Waukegan sand area apparently have not survived.
The falcon toad is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1).
Description – Falcon toad
Information on the falcon toad (Rhinella sternosignata) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.
Fowler's Toad
Scientific Name: Anaxyrus fowleri
Size: 2-3.7 inches (5-9.5 cm) in length
PA Status: Species of special concern
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American Toad
Bufo americanus
photo by Jeff Davis
Listen to the call of the American toad
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Fowler's Toad (Bufo fowleri)
Description
Habitats
Habits and Life History
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The marine toad is unusual from other members of the Bufonidae family in that it is known to eat stationary objects whereas most members of this family locate prey by movement.
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American Toad
(Bufo americanus)
DESCRIPTION: Normally 2-3 1/2 inches. Is sometimes confused with Fowlers Toad, occasionally the two hybridize. The American Toad has only one or warts in each of the larger dark spots.
Great Plains Toad
Bufo cognatus
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Status No status assigned in Minnesota. Description This is Minnesota's largest toad species reaching 3 1/2 inches in body length. Adults are white, gray, or yellowish with several large oblong spots on the back.
The Canadian toad can be seen on the eastern side of Alberta, most of Saskatchewan and the western side of Manitoba. They can sometimes be seen in the southern parts of the Northwest Territories near Fort Smith.
Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis)
Under the bright florescent lights of the reptile house in the Bronx Zoo of New York, a colorful exotic toad makes its final stand.
Woodhouse's Toad
Bufo woodhousei
A nasally w-a-a-a-a-a-h reminiscent of a bawling calf explodes across the desert night. The horsetails ruffle. Seconds later a piercing cry screams to the stars.
European Common Toad - Bufo bufo.
European common toads (Bufo bufo) range in size from about 3 to 8 inches in length. Females are generally larger than males. Their skin is warty and can be brown, brownish-red, or green.
Fire Bellied Toad Care Sheet
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Fire-Bellied Toads spend the majority of their time submersed in water. There are 8 different species, most with orange, red or yellow bellies.
The Dwarf Surinam toad is part of a strange, primitive group of frogs of the Family Pipidae. Ironically enough, it is not a true toad, nor is it found on Suriname.
RangeThe American toad can be found in most areas of eastern Canada and the United States. In Canada, it can be found from southeast Manitoba to Labrador.
Eastern Spadefoot Toad - Scaphiopus holbrookii
Diagnostic Features:
Size: 2 to 3 inches (45 to 72 mm)
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Fowler's Toad
Fowler's Toads are from 2 to 3 inches long (5.1 - 7.5 cm) and are generally brown, gray or slightly greenish with warts in contrasting nature tones. They are quite similar to American Toads in general appearance.
Ranidae, Bumblebee - Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates leucomelas), Chaco Horned Frog (Ceratophyrs crawelli), Cuban Tree Frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis), Dwarf Water Frog (Hymenochirus curtipes) Pipidae, Dyeing Poison Arrow Frog, Fire-bellied Toad ...
Chinese Fire-Bellied Toad
Bomina orientalis
Natural History
Bombina orientalis is one of 6 members of the genus Bombina. It is found at 1700-3000 m (5300-10000 feet) above sea level in southeastern Siberia, northeastern China and Korea.
more handsome) to most leopard frogs, with the one crucial difference being that they have somewhat toxic skin, and should therefore be housed alone as they can poison other frogs.
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Cane Toad
Cane Toads are found in habitats ranging from sand dunes and coastal heath to the margins of rainforest and mangroves. They are most abundant in open clearings in urban areas, and in grassland and woodland.
Common Toad (Bufo bufo)
Scotland
The Common is the largest European toad with females up to 17 cm. The males are considerably smaller.
Marine toad
Class: Amphibia
Status: IUCN: Least Concern; CITES: Not Listed
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The Oak Toad, Bufo quercicus, is found in pine and oak woodlands and urban areas statewide. Its call sounds like the very loud peeping of a chick.
Toad can refer to a number of species of amphibians.
A distinction is often made between frogs and toads on the basis of their appearance, prompted by the convergent adaptation among so-called toads to dry environments, ...
toad-fish
almost all tentacle-fish is ground-fish of tropical seas. At coral-reefs, they live hidden like the spotted toad-fish (Antennarius oligospilos) from t...
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Oak Toad, Bufo quercicus
The Oak Toad, Bufo quercicus, is the smallest toad in North America reaching sizes up to 1.3 in. In addition to its small size, is easily identified by the size of its relatively long parotid glands.
Cane Toad Range
Fast Facts
Type: Amphibian Diet: Omnivore Average life span in the wild: 5 to 10 years Size: 4 to 6 in (10 to 15 cm) Weight: 2.9 lbs (1.3 kg) Group name: Knot or nest Did you know?
 See also: Reptile, Lizard, Snake, Leopard, Tree Frog
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