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Anaxyrus americanus americanus
We found this fellow at our back door. We took him to a nearby pond so he could find his family.
Spotted on Jul 1, 2012
Submitted on Jul 1, 2012
4 Comments
Scientific name added.
I agree, Matthew. The only other toad choice for Michigan is the Fowler's toad, and it has 3 or more bumps per dark spot, and this toad doesn't fit that description. Nice link suggestion, Maria, and good research, Matthew! :-)
Thanks for the advice. After further review it looks like an Eastern American Toad.
Hi Matthew. Nice spotting! It is not a bullfrog. Perhaps you can ID it by looking at this website with frogs of Michigan (scroll down to the end).
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153...