Just a little larger than a quarter, the Oak Toad [Anaxyrus quercicus] is the smallest species of toad in North America. The largest of these toads grow no larger than 1.30 inches! They’re a common sight from Louisiana to Virginia. Males are smaller than females, with white bellies as opposed to speckled, and are capable of breeding at just a few months of age.
A beautiful russet-colored American toad [Anaxyrus americanus] kept in captivity and photographed at the University of Kentucky. Image by Jake M Hutton.
A Dixie Valley toad at a laboratory in Reno, Nevada. The US Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to consider Endangered Species Act protection for the toad, which was only recently discovered. Photograph: Mike Wolterbeek/AP
There are so many of these tiny toads along parts of the San Pedro River that you have to walk carefully. They hide in the grass, bask on the mud, and hunt event tinier insects on the water weeds.
Today’s image is of a celebri-toad. It’s PJ of @toadschooled fame! PJ is an American toad Anaxyrus americanus. These toads are natural dirt hiders due to their camouflage, strong digging legs and years of training. Because of this, at first, you might be sprised to hear that this picture even contains a toad but if you look carefully for a few days I’m sure you’ll be able to spot her. A true master of the arts.
its the list we’ve been waiting for *its a meme dont call me out
American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)
that’s my baby Hippolyta!
Pros -chubby orbs -small faces -love to burrow in the dirt Cons -hard to find as pets -sometimes they’re all the way in the soil and you can’t find them -its really hard to find their poops
Pros -look like fruit -always kinda look like they farted really loudly and dont want ppl to know it was them -stance Cons -actually the false tomato frog, true tomato frogs aren’t in pet trade -no one breeds them which makes me so sad -they look like great pillows but theyre frogs and not pillows
Pros -sticky -really have that stereotypical frog shape from cartoons and stuff -it doesnt hurt when they bite Cons -kinda basic and they know it, theyre smug -sometimes bite each other cuz theyre bad at eating food -they dont live in the dirt like other self respecting toads and frogs
Oriental fire belly toad (Bombina orientalis)
its my Sparky son
Pros -semi aquatic -extremely little!! -orange belly Cons -very bad at mating, sometimes drown each other -can’t hold these boys, they jumpy -always try to eat the tongs!!!! its not food!!
Pros -so very big -tenacious -hold him like a baby Cons -heavy -will eat ur shoe if you give it access -you can’t train them to come when called. i just think a recall trained frog would be neat.
Pros -not poisonous in captivity unless u feed em the poison gathering food -very tiny….. -stance!!!!!! Cons -imagine if they were huge. wouldnt that be fucked up or what. -eat rly little foods -come in too many morphs, species ID is going to kill me, dart frogs have killed me.
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