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Eastern American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus americanus

Description:

The coloring and pattern is variable in this subspecies. Their skin color can change depending on habitat, humidity, stress, and temperature. Its parotoid glands were the same color as the surrounding skin. This toad was about 3 cm long.

Habitat:

Spotted on the border between a swampy, mixed forest and a meadow.

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2 Comments

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 6 years ago

Thanks again ForestDragon :)

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 6 years ago

Eastern American Toad. :-) Very cute. https://www.ctherpetology.com/eastern-am...

Christine Y.
Spotted by
Christine Y.

Connecticut, USA

Spotted on Aug 24, 2017
Submitted on Aug 25, 2017

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