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RE: frogs

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Posted by: anuraanman at Mon Aug 6 00:52:27 2007  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by anuraanman ]  
   

sorry again for taking a few days to get back to you.

That looks like some sort of toad in the genus Bufo. I'm not familiar with all the species you have in your area so you will want to take a look at a species list to narrow it down from there.

this checklist for Maryland has four toads on it -- I'd put money on it being either an American Toad or a Fowler's Toad. The picture is pretty blurry so it's hard to say for certain -- it might be something entirely different. A more crystal clear pic would get a positive ID but naturally, taking a picture of something that small is very difficult

http://www.terrapinbook.com/pdf/herpchecklist2002.pdf

In terms of American vs Fowler's there are two things you can look at. Is the belly all white or are there some spots? All white is a Fowler's trait while spotted is an American trait. That might not hold true in the young ones so don't rely on it entirely. Is it covered in lots of tiny little bumps or are there fewer larger bumps? This can be hard to tell without something to compare against. On the back of the two toads are black spots. The black spots have brown or red bumps on them. American Toads have between 1 and 3 larger bumps on each black spot while Fowler's Toads have 3-5 or so smaller ones. Kind of a minute detail when you're dealing with such a small specimen but those are my thougts.


   

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