#Anaxyrus

[herpsandbirds]

Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris), family Bufonidae, southeastern United States

This individual is has aberrant coloration. I have personally never seen one bright red like this - "Erythristic".

photograph by Sam Sweet

#toad #anaxyrus #bufonidae #frog #amphibian #herpetology #animals #nature #north america

[markscherz]

A FINE LAD I FOUND DURING A BREAK AT D&D TONIGHT

Rolled a comfortable 18 on your random encounter table, did you? Congratulations.

#Anaxyrus #I think this is A. americanus but I could be wrong #toad #d&d #toads #animals #answers by Mark #dirtbag-linecook-kyloren #if only you had cast Speak with Animals #you would have learned that this was a great wizard who was stuck in polymorphed form #how differently the evening might have gone

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

American Toad Anaxyrus americanus Bufonidae 

Photographs taken on August 12, 2022, along the Culham Trail, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

#wildflowers of southern ontario #American Toad #toad #amphibian #Anaxyrus americanus #Anaxyrus #Bufonidae #culham trail #mississauga #ontario #canada

[spider-farmer]

Another older painting of mine - Beanbag the Toad (anaxyrus americanus) exuding powerful energy

Before and after adding text

#toads #american toad #anaxyrus #acrylic painting #artwork #traditional art #beanbag the toad

[pterouras]

Two amphibians! A salamander, Plethodon cinereus, and a toad, Anaxyrus americanus. P. cinereus is the only member of its genus found this far up north in eastern Maine. A. americanus seemed common in and around the coastal spruce forests too, saw a couple of them.

#amphibians #salamander #toad #anura #bufonidae #anaxyrus #caudata #plethodontidae #plethodon

[alcnfr]

There was a fine Toad (probably a Fowler's Toad) in the backyard this morning...

#nature #toad #fowler's toad #backyard nature #wildlife photography #anaxyrus #nature photography

[chicago-herpetological-society]

Illinois Herp of the Week 1: Fowler's toad

Welcome to the inaugural Illinois Herp of the Week ! Once a week we'll share one of Illinois' native herpetile species along with some facts about them. This week is the Fowler's toad (Anaxyrus fowleri).

Fowler's toads are one of the most common species of toad in the Eastern US and are found in Central and Southern Illinois. They can reach up to 2-3 inches in length and are light brown to olive grey with a lighter dorsal stripe. Hybridization occurs with American toads (Anaxyrus americanus) and Southern toads (Anaxyrus terrestris) where the species ranges overlap.

In Illinois, Fowler's toads are found anywhere with access to water and breed between March-April.

[Photo credit: Illinois Department of Natural Resources]

#folwer's toad #anaxyrus #toad #herpetology #herpetofauna #illinois #illinois wildlife

[celestialmacros]

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)

April 6, 2023

Southeastern Pennsylvania

#toad #toads #photographers on tumblr #Anaxyrus americanus #American toad #mating season #herps #herpblr #herp #nature #animals

[banefolk]

Mab’s Drawlloween Day 12: Toad

My favourite toad is the Fowler’s toad (Anaxyrus fowleri), a little poisonous toad native to eastern North America. According to field guides and conservationists it’s not supposed to be in Ontario past Lake Erie, but I see it all the time in the Ottawa Valley. A lot of critters (and plants and fungi) are moving up here due to climate change and habitat encroachment.

I don’t just love toads because they’re poisonous, I love them because they are perfect. They haven’t needed to evolve in millions of years. They are “sit and wait” hunters, similar to spiders that are ambush predators. They just chill in the dirt and dead leaves and wait for food to come to them. Their whole life is “just bugs”. The creators of “work smarter, not harder”. They have a lot to teach us about patience, strategy, playing dumb, and doing well despite being lazy. Role model material, honestly.

#bane folk #toads #fowler’s toad #anaxyrus fowleri #poisonous animals #poison path fauna #poison path #inktober #mabsdrawlloweenclub #mabsdrawlloween2023 #mdwc23 #mdwc23d12

[rokkazu]

a Weird Guy appear outside my window once again. excellent

#american toad #herpblr #genus anaxyrus

[vandaliatraveler]

Valley Falls State Park is best known for the dramatic cascades and rapids formed by the Tygart Valley River as it “squeezes” through a narrow gorge on the way to its eventual confluence with the Monongahela River in Fairmont. The park was once the site of a grist mill in the mid-1800s, but the only evidence remaining today is a spillway, a grinding stone, and an abandoned quarry, now overtaken by forest. Falls notwithstanding, I’m ever in awe of the massive slabs of Upper Connoquenessing sandstone piled up on either side of the river - they provide both a testament to earth’s prehistoric past and an amazing riparian zone of rocky pools and sandy embankments where seeds from farther upstream can deposit and take root, providing homes to many uniquely-adapted species. 

From top: American water willow (Justicia americana), a showy aquatic perennial that forms large colonies in the shallow riffles of streams; an eastern American toad (Anaxyrus americanus americanus), which was busy croaking and making babies in a rocky pool near the falls; sweet azalea (Rhododendron arborescens), also known as smooth azalea, a rangy, stream-loving shrub whose strongly-scented, white flowers have distinctive red stamens; yellow star grass (Hypoxis hirsuta), an exquisite riparian member of the lily family that clumps on the moist, sandy banks of fast-moving streams; royal fern (Osmunda regalis), a spectacularly beautiful fern that loves the nooks between the boulders at the river’s edge; and ebony spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron), also known as brownstem spleenwort, an elegant, upright fern with a special fondness for the same rocky nooks.

#appalachia #vandalia #west virginia #tygart valley river #valley falls state park #waterfalls #rapids #riparian #connoquenessing sandstone #geology #spring #wildflowers #flora #amphibian #toad #anaxyrus americanus #american toad #justicia americana #american water willow #rhododendron arborescens #sweet azalea #smooth azalea #hypoxis hirsuta #yellow star grass #osmunda regalis #royal fern #asplenium platyneuron #ebony spleenwort #brownstem spleenwort

[herpsandbirds]

Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) in defensive position, family Bufonidae, northern FL, USA

photograph by Dick Bartlett

#anaxyrus #toad #bufonidae #frog #amphibian #herpetology #animals #nature #north america

[markscherz]

I thought you'd appreciate the big chonky toad who used to guard my hostas 🙂

Located in South Central Wisconsin

Wow, what a chomk.

#Anaxyrus #Anaxyrus americanus #frog #toad #animals #answers by Mark #kasper-tag

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

American Toad Anaxyrus americanus Bufonidae

Photograph taken on August 12, 2022, along the Culham Trail, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

#wildflowers of southern ontario #American Toad #toad #amphibian #Anaxyrus americanus #Anaxyrus #Bufonidae #Culham Trail #Mississauga #Ontario #Canada

[geosesarma]

hello welcome to my little wet hole in the dirt

-I like creatures -critters too, actually -I post creatures -I own several hundred creatures (rough estimate) -ask me about my creatures -peep my creatures here: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/averagewalrus -the beast in the header is Orthemis ferruginea, pfp is Geosesarma dennerle

Like 90% of what I post will probably be my own photography and/or my pets, if I can find a source for any pics that aren’t mine it’ll most likely be mentioned

#I needed a creature to fill space this is Anaxyrus fowleri

[reptimoe]

Opposite creatures

#frog #toad #amphibian #reptile #herp #american toad #anaxyrus americanus #pacman frog #ceratophrys #ceratophrys cranwelli #reptiblr #herpblr #frogblr #toadblr