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Solly Mack

(90,780 posts)
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 02:51 AM Jun 2012

Gulf Coast Toad

This toad doesn't miss too many meals. He likes to burrow in the cracks around the cement. (the high groundwater causes the cement to crack and break) One morning I'm going to wake up to find the entire deck down the hill. (my yard floods all the time)

The fun part is watching him squeeze in the cracks. The crack shown is smaller than it looks.














And for funsies


Now you see me.




Now you don't.




Pretending to be a refrigerator magnet.




(Mediterranean House Gecko)

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Gulf Coast Toad (Original Post) Solly Mack Jun 2012 OP
You have so outdone even your own self. Mira Jun 2012 #1
Too cute!! Solly Mack Jun 2012 #2
Oh what a cute toad! ljm2002 Jun 2012 #3
Thanks. He is just so ugly he's cute. Solly Mack Jun 2012 #4
Solly's toad I'm not sure about, but Mira is a Bufo juxtaposed Jun 2012 #5
The Gulf Coast Toad is in the Family Bufonidae. Solly Mack Jun 2012 #6

Mira

(22,380 posts)
1. You have so outdone even your own self.
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 08:40 AM
Jun 2012

Though I must say I find toads pretty creepy, you brought the critter near to me by the time I got to the eye.
I also like the camouflage Gecko a lot, along with the way you think.

If I can find my own toad photos I'll show you some in return.

Found them in time to put them in:





Solly Mack

(90,780 posts)
4. Thanks. He is just so ugly he's cute.
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 07:11 PM
Jun 2012

He allows us to sit out back without being 'bugged' too much.



 

juxtaposed

(2,778 posts)
5. Solly's toad I'm not sure about, but Mira is a Bufo
Fri Jun 22, 2012, 04:07 PM
Jun 2012

The toad looks like a bufo frog. They are not good to have around, they're an invasive species that kills more dogs with the poison from the big glands next to the eye's than you could shake a stick at! They grow to about 10" in length

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