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Toad

Anaxyrus sp.

Photo by RonaldOrosz
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38.8217, -76.88

Field Notes

Description:

No bigger than a dime. Looks like a small toad.

Habitat:

Near grassy area but nearby water source was available about 100 yards away.

Species ID Suggestions

Juvinile Southern Toad

Bufo terrestris
MaryAnnGlassicVarley
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Toad

Anaxyrus sp.
bayucca
2

Comments (2)
bayucca
Are you sure that the Southern Toad is found in Maryland? Markings looks in my eyes somehow different. Anaxyrus and Bufo are sometimes synonyms. I do not know yet which ones are called Bufo and which ones Anaxyrus.
bayucca
I am not sure if it is Anaxyrus americanus or Anaxyrus fowleri. Or another one?? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_toad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufo_fowleri Americanus: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AaADO5jCF6s/UJLJGxod5aI/AAAAAAAAAHE/XX-Git6rN0Q/s1600/american+toad+Karl.jpg Fowleri: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11558367@N07/8371102255
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PublishedJuly 11, 2013

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