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Description: Tan with dark brown spotting. Light brown mouth and spots. Approximately 3.5 in. (9 cm) long.
Grassy terrain, suburban area
Possibly a cane toad?
Hi jamescnkln,
About three months ago, I sent you a Species ID Suggestion for this spotting. I based the information in the suggestion on one of my own spottings, thinking that my toad spotting was correctly identified. I would like to apologise to you because I have just had my own spotting corrected by a friend on Project Noah, arne.roysland. Arne very kindly pointed out my error and gave me the correct ID. So, I have cancelled my original erroneous suggestion and replaced it with a correct one. Once again, please accept my apologies.
Wait I always thought theyre all cane toads, I didn't know we had Native toads, they look so similar to Bufo marinus, I learnt you can distinguish the native toads through the distinct two crests on their head.
Hi jamescnkln,
Thanks for your comment. No problem, the Species ID Suggection is just exactly that - a suggestion. I think you are right to be cautious. You are the one who saw the toad and sometimes little details are noticed that don't show in the photos. So, it has to be your call when you have checked all the available information. I hope you eventually get a satisfactory result.
Thanks for the comment, John.
I did some more searching and found the site below which seems to describe my picture. Still not sure...
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/topic...
The Philippine Toad - Ingerophrynus philippinicus is, according to Wikipedia, endemic to the Philippines.
Spotted on Dec 5, 2023
Submitted on Dec 5, 2023
