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Anaxyrus fowleri
Fowler's toad is usually brown, grey, olive green and rust red in color with darkened warty spots and a pale stripe on its back. The belly is usually uniformly whitish except for one dark spot. The male may be darker in overall color than the female. The toad is 5 to 9.5 cm in length. The tadpole is oval with a long tail and upper and lower fins. It is 1 to 1.4 cm long.
Front yard of suburban home. Fowler's toad lives in open woodlands, sand prairies, meadows, and beaches. It burrows into the ground during hot, dry periods and in winter.
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