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Went on a trip to the Appalachains of NC and took a pick of these toads. I originally thought they were American toads, Bufo americanus, but they were HUGE. After checking my field guide, I saw that Fowler's toads, Bufo woodhousii fowleri, looks very similar but is larger than the American toad.
Any ideas on what this species may be?

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2.0.0 water dragons, 2.2 crested geckos, 0.0.3 turtles, 1.0.0 5-line skink, 2.0.0 anoles, 0.0.1 giant millipede, 1.0.0 uromastyx, 1.0.0 armadillo lizard, 1.0.0 veiled chameleon, 1.1.0 bearded dragons, 1.0.0 pictus gecko, 1.1.0 CA banded gecko, 1.0.0 Hondo, 1.1.0 corns, 1.0.0 ball python, 0.0.2 red-leg walking frogs, 1.0.0 dog, 1.1.0 cats, 0.1.0 wife, 2 SW tanks - 20H, 55

>>Went on a trip to the Appalachains of NC and took a pick of these toads. I originally thought they were American toads, Bufo americanus, but they were HUGE. After checking my field guide, I saw that Fowler's toads, Bufo woodhousii fowleri, looks very similar but is larger than the American toad.
>>Any ideas on what this species may be?
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>>2.0.0 water dragons, 2.2 crested geckos, 0.0.3 turtles, 1.0.0 5-line skink, 2.0.0 anoles, 0.0.1 giant millipede, 1.0.0 uromastyx, 1.0.0 armadillo lizard, 1.0.0 veiled chameleon, 1.1.0 bearded dragons, 1.0.0 pictus gecko, 1.1.0 CA banded gecko, 1.0.0 Hondo, 1.1.0 corns, 1.0.0 ball python, 0.0.2 red-leg walking frogs, 1.0.0 dog, 1.1.0 cats, 0.1.0 wife, 2 SW tanks - 20H, 55
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas

one way to ID fowleri is protruding cranial knobs (the bony protrusions between the eyes)...kinda hard to tell from the pic...but i would say americanus...
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-Mike Martin
North Carolina

Those are American toads. Fowlers toads are generally SMALLER than Americans, not larger. The difinative way to tell is to count the number of bumps in the dark blotches on the toad's back. Fowlers toads have three or more. You can see in the toads in your picture, that they only has one bump in each dark blotch.

Tim

Third Eye