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Fowler's Toad (Bufo woodhousei fowleri)

Fowler's Toad (Bufo woodhousei fowleri)

Description

• 5 - 7 cm, slightly smaller than the American toad
• the "warts" are in groupings of three or four within dark blotches on the skin
• the parotoid glands behind the eyes touch the bony ridges
• hybrids of Fowler's and American toads are found which makes indentification difficult where ranges overlap

Habitat:

• sandy areas along lakeside marshes and ponds

Conservation concerns, distribution and status:

• restricted to a few areas on the north shore of Lake Erie
• designated as Vulnerable in Ontario and Canada

Potential climatic domain map

(97 observations in ONHIC database; 33 observations used in analysis)