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7 Cards in this Set
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Eastern Spadefoot
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Scaphiopus holbrookii
* Scaphipodidae (Spadefoot Toads) Highly raised eyes, triangle shaped nose, parotid glands round above tympanum, urostyle is prominent. |
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Plains Spadefoot
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Spea bombifrons
* Scaphipodidae (Spadefoot toads) Bump on head, single spade, lighter appearance in color, spades aren't very dark,underbelly is pale |
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Eastern American Toad
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Bufo americanus '
* Bufonidae Higher body mass, 2 spades, mottled patterning |
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Dwarf American Toad
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Bufo americanus charlesmithii
* Bufonidae Bony ridges L shaped behind eyes, paler in color than Eastern, smaller/lower body mass |
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Great Plains Toad
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Bufo cognatus
* Bufonidae Two spades, leopard pattern, parotid glands are small/not well defined, entire ventral side is white, pads on forefeet, almost but not completely symmetrical pattern. |
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Fowler's Toad
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Bufo fowleri
* Bufonidae Defined white midstripe, parotid glands not as raised/more subtle, spades are dark and keratinized, more red in color or red/brown, belly is pale but under head is red in colorMore riparian habitatBreed in May, early June in flooded field, ditches, shallow wetland areas |
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Woodhouse's Toad
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Bufo woodhousii
* Bufonidae Largest/larger than a palm, slightly raised oblong parotid glands, two spades, white midline stripe, brownish gray, white belly with a single breast spotUsed to be in same species as Fowler's - our specimen is a bit largerLives streamside, in sandbars, riverine sites, open dry areas near marshesParatoid connected to PO ridgeBreen in late March-early May, a little later/warmer than American Toads in rough slough edges, shallow water bodies, and flooded fieldsHand pad |
