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Photo by Maria dB
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Cane Creek Reservoir

Notes:

The reddish color of this individual is confusing me regarding an ID. It was very small and unfortunately I didn't get a frontal view.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
wbcowan
This color is most common amongst American toads but does occur in fowlers toads
Maria dB
Thanks for looking, Ashley. I compared the photos with identified species for some time and just couldn't decide.
AshleyT
Unfortunately the cranial crests aren't very developed on this guy yet, making ID very difficult. It's either a Fowler's toad or Southern toad, and to tell the 2 apart you would need to see the cranial crests to see if there are enlarged knobs or not.

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2014

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