Texas Toad

Bufo speciosus

During the evening after a good soaking rain, between April and September, Texas Toads will march across the damp, southwestern plains to small pools and water holes, looking for mates. One of these pools of water can turn into a swarming mass of Texas Toads in just a few hours.

Look For : A uniformly colored, greenish to brownish, plump toad with small warts. Call is a very short, high-pitched trill repeated frequently; oval vocal sac.

Length : 2-3 1/4".

Habitat : Short-grass plains with mesquite (thorny trees).

Range : Texas; parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and New Mexico.