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Is this guy a dwarf american toad? One of my students brought him in last fall when he was about the size of a dime. Currently, just over a year later he is about 2-3 inches long. His belly is cream colored with no spots, he has 1-2 warts per spot, he has a black throat, and he croaks! He was found in Iroquois County Illinois.

Here are some pictures!

I am feeding him crickets and mealworms 2-3 times a week generally.

Thanks,
Amy
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*Amy*

Nice pics. At 2-3", he might just be a regular Bufo americanus male. I'm not sure, but I think females top out @ around 5". What area was he found in? What other types of Bufo species are native yo that locale?

reako45

In Illinois we have Eastern American, Dwarf American, and Fowlers Toads. I don't believe he is a Fowlers because he only has 1 wart per spot in 90% of his spots. I figured he was dwarf because he has no mottling on his belly at all, but he may be Eastern as well. Most of the Easterns in this area have lots of black spots on their bellies!

Thanks,
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*Amy*

I don't know anything about the subspecies of the American toads, but if the question is between B. americanus and B. fowlerii, it is definately B. americanus. As you said, fowler's will have 2-3 "warts" per spot, spots on belly, and the paratoid glands are slightly farther down the back than on the American toads.