Collection: American Toads

"True toads, of which the American toad (Bufo americanus) and the European toad (B. bufo) are representative, are stout-bodied with short legs that limit them to the characteristic walking or hopping gait. Their size ranges from about 2 to 25 cm (1 to 10 inches). The thick, dry, often warty skin on the back is generally mottled brown. Poison-secreting glands are located on the back and in the warts but are most concentrated in two prominent raised areas behind the eyes, the parotid glands."

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "toad". Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2021, https://www.britannica.com/animal/toad. Accessed 13 June 2022.

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