Hi,

I think you've got a Fowlers (Bufo fowleri previously Bufo woodhousii fowleri) toad. They usually have more warts per spot (3 ) than American toads, and there are differences in the cranial bosses around the eyes and nose. Yours looks to have four or five warts per spot. The warts/spots thing usually confuses me when I'm actually holding a toad in the field, and I always have trouble with the cranial bosses, so what I usually use is the belly - Fowlers have mostly-blank, white bellies while American toads have a decent amount of black spotting.

You can also get an idea from the habitat. Fowlers tend to stick to areas with sandy soil.

Cheers,
Billy
Phillyherping

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