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Abandoned America

Any frogologists out there that can tell me what kind this is? It looks like a cricket frog to me

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Will Fields

@AbandonedAmerica @dingodog19 It's a young toad, probably hatched this year. Identification is a little tricky. I'm not sure where you were, but for 2 eastern species there's a lengthy overview here:
herpingva.org/profiles/underst

There are over 20 species of this genus in the country:

inaturalist.org/taxa/64747-Ana

So....not Kermit the frog, but possibly Tyrone? Can't see his name tag.

#HerpID #Toads

@AbandonedAmerica @dingodog19 It's a young toad, probably hatched this year. Identification is a little tricky. I'm not sure where you were, but for 2 eastern species there's a lengthy overview here:
herpingva.org/profiles/underst

There are over 20 species of this genus in the country:

Abandoned America

@openfields @dingodog19 ok but do toads climb front doors and change colors like the gray tree frog? It is possible I saw another species in nearly the same spot yesterday but if not it those are definitely traits

Eric McCormick

@AbandonedAmerica that looks more like a variety of toad to me.

Erin Conroy

@AbandonedAmerica

I think it's a toad. - Your Local Licensed Frogologist

Abandoned America

@chargrille I think based on reading about them that it's likely you're right. One was climbing on my front door last night and they do change color. Unless that was another species in my yard.

Erin Conroy

@AbandonedAmerica

Cool! He/she/they is a cutie! Even cooler that they change colors.

(In case it wasn't clear, my "Licensed Frogologist" was a joke. I googled "bumpy green frog" & started looking at pictures lol.)

Abandoned America

@chargrille I'm thoroughly stumped, I have some other frogologists that are making me think it may in fact be a toad and that I also have frogs in my yard. It's a mystery!

Abandoned America

@Brentguernsey I feel like this is a solid guess. One was sitting on my front door yesterday about halfway up it, so they can climb flat surfaces. The color changing seems like a fit too

Ethan Harvey

@AbandonedAmerica It looks like a young American or Fowler's toad to me. Or another Anaxyrus species, depending on where you are. Cricket frogs don't have those big glands behind the head and have a more streamlined shape and pointed snout. Gray treefrogs don't have the glands either.

Abandoned America

@cavedueller ok but do toads climb front doors and change colors like the gray tree frog? It is possible I saw another species in nearly the same spot yesterday but if not it those are definitely traits

Ethan Harvey

@AbandonedAmerica I think you have multiple new amphibian friends! At least, I've never heard of toads climbing a smooth surface like a door, and they sometimes look darker when they're cold but it's not much of a color change.

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