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Fowler's Toad Eggs

Anaxyrus (Bufo) fowleri

Description:

Spherical black eggs in a clear jelly string.

Habitat:

Shallow water at edge of a river, where the banks are silty. Water was slow there. Did not appear to be anchored to anything. Toads love this spot. I found several more of these clusters of eggs, all along the river bank, and there were tons of little black tadpoles (same species). I also found an adult Fowler's Toad in a hole in a nearby tree. Ben Burton Park, near Athens, GA.

Notes:

Thanks, Emma, for the ID help : ) I originally labeled these as American Toad eggs, but based on the location and the time of year, plus the sighting of a Fowler's Toad nearby, I think this is the more likely species. (American Toads' breeding season is over in Georgia, and their tadpoles should be maturing by this time of year. Fowler's Toads breed later.)

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7 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Mandy,toads usually lay eggs in strips whereas frogs lay them in clusters.

Mandy Hollman
Mandy Hollman 11 years ago

Thanks, Goody! That series of yours is pretty awesome.

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Check out the last photo in this series to see what frog eggs typically look like:

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/910...

Mandy Hollman
Mandy Hollman 11 years ago

Emma, how can you tell the difference between frog eggs and toad eggs?

Mandy Hollman
Mandy Hollman 11 years ago

Wow, that many, and with partitions between them?! That's incredible!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

In the case of Eastern American Toad,"2,000-20,000 eggs are laid in a pair of long jelly-like strings with partitions between each egg keeping them separate".

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Mandy ,these are very likely toad eggs.

Mandy Hollman
Spotted by
Mandy Hollman

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, USA

Spotted on May 17, 2012
Submitted on May 18, 2012

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