Vertebrate Zoology

Herpetology

Online Guide to the Amphibians
and Reptiles of Connecticut

Fowler’s Toad
Bufo fowleri

Amphibia: Frogs and Toads | Salamanders
Reptilia: Turtles | Snakes | Lizards
Division of Vertebrate Zoology | Herpetology

Description

A medium-sized toad reaching 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7.6.cm) in length. Dorsal coloration is brown or brownish gray with brown or black markings surrounding the warty protuberances on the skin. Generally, three or more “warts” occur with each dark spot on the back. The belly is creamy white usually lacking dark speckles.

Reproduction

Mating occurs in vernal pools and small ponds in late spring, where string-like masses of eggs are laid loosely attached to submerged vegetation.

Vocalization

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Habitat

Found in sandy soil areas near rivers, streams, ponds and lakes.

Food

Invertebrates, including earthworms and insects.

Range

Scattered throughout Connecticut with at least one population known from each county. Populations are fragmented and primarily found in river valleys. Not as widespread as Bufo americanus.

Status

Common.

References

Conant, R. and J.T. Collins. 1991. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians: Eastern/Central North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 450 pp.

Klemens, M.W. 1993. Amphibians and Reptiles of Connecticut and Adjacent Regions. Hartford, CT: State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut Bulletin 112. 318 pp.

Credits

Text by Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell.
Photographs © Twan Leenders. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Animals featured in photographs on this page are from Connecticut.

Audio files from The Calls of Frogs and Toads [book and CD-ROM]
Published March 2004 by Stackpole Books; 1.800.732.3669.
© 1994 Lang Elliott/NatureSound Studio
http://www.naturesound.com/stackpole/frogs.html
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