A Field Guide to the Prairie

Woodhouse's Toad
Photo: Dr. Barney Oldfield
Woodhouse's Toad
Bufo woodhousii
Size: 25 cm (10 in.)
Habitat/Range: It is often found in the dry and mesic shortgrass prairies.

This toad has a white belly with no marking on it. They have a light stripe down their back along with brown spots. It breeds in shallow pond and wetlands.

 

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