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Bufo alvarius
Pellet like scat filled with ant parts and beetles
Not positive on the ID
Spotted on Sep 4, 2012
Submitted on Sep 4, 2012
9 Comments
Yeah there are still quite a few lizards out here but I see a whole lot more toads
Where I live there are more lizards than toads. I'm not used to seeing toad scat.
yeah I'm gonna go ahead and move them to amphibians...we're not positive that's what they are but I'd say it's a really good possiblility thanks for all the help
It could be the Sonoran Desert Toad. Also called the Colorado River Toad.
http://reptilesofaz.org/Turtle-Amphibs-S...
Have seen them around your place? They come out after it rains.
yeah heres one that I spotted...I'm not positive they're big enough for this to be their scat but I could believe it http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/129...
The species is the largest native toad in the United States. Here's a photo of one in an adult man's hands to give you an idea of size:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hiker_girl/...
Cool how you can see beetle shells ( " elytra" if you want to be technical) in there! Good eye. How big is a Sonoran toad, if it produces poo the size of a water bottle cap?!?
ah that sounds likely I see them all over the place out here
My vote is for the scat of the Sonoran desert toad (Incilius alvarius).