Green Toad

Bufo debilis

The Green Toad is most often active at twilight but frequently will forage during the day following heavy rains. When threatened, it flattens itself against the ground. The reason that toads like the Green Toad can survive in dry climates is their unique system of absorbing water from the soil. Toads have a "seat patch" (you can see it when you look at their lower bellies), which is an area of skin that has the ability to draw moisture from the soil in which they sit. Toads never need to drink water!

Look For : A yellow-green to green, flat-bodied toad with many dark flecks on its upper sides. Call is a weak, buzzing trill of 10 seconds or less.

Length : 1 1/4-2".

Habitat : Dry plains, grasslands, and foothills.

Range : Southern Colorado and Kansas, south to Arizona and Texas.