Perhaps this quote from the Swiss naturalist Louis Agassiz summarizes the following pages and images best:
"I spent the summer traveling; I got halfway across my back yard."
Saturday, September 13, 2008
American Toad (Bufo americanus)
The common species of toad in this area. In parts of southern Ontario where their ranges overlap, the American Toad's spotted underside and fewer warts within the dark areas on its back distinguish it from the Fowler's Toad.