The impressive croak sac on a South American common toad [also known as the crested toad; part of the Rhinella margaritifera species complex] photographed by Jean-Pierre Vacher. The stripe down it’s back serves as subtle but effective camouflage on the forest floor, as demonstrated in this video:
This kid hopped right into my shoe and proceeded to angrily sing to me when I picked it up.
I have never met such a talkative toad! Usually they just pee on me.
When a male toad is held a certain way they chirp. Why? Because it’s hard for toads to determine the sex of other toads. So if a male is mounted by another male, he chirps to alert him to the fact that babies will not be resulting from this, Uh. Encounter.
Basically that toad is telling you “listen I’m not gonna jump to get away but you should know I contain zero (0) eggs”
Even though he’s already found a mate and is being held 3 feet in the air, this male red-spotted toad [Anaxyrus punctatus] continues to advertise to females. Footage taken in Nevada.
Toadopolis is getting renovated a bit so the toads get to sit in the Fun Box until its over. I’ll post the pictures of its beautification when its done
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