Scientific Name: Anaxyrus fowleri
Size: 2-3.7 inches (5-9.5 cm) in length
Status: Species of special concern
PAHERP Resource: Toad’s of Pennsylvania

Habitat:
Lowland, open habitat with sandy, gravelly or well drained soil near streams or rivers.

Description:
Medium-sized species. Usually brown to gray in color with a light stripe down the back . It's back will be covered with several dark spots each containing three or more warts with two large warts immediately behind the eyes. Their belly's are white with a single dark spot. The males tend to be darker than the females. The cranial crest are well-developed with the postorbital branches behind the eyes. The parotids are prominent, elongate, slightly divergent posteriorly, and make contact with the postorbital crest.

• The dorsal background color ranges from light brown to grey with a series of irregular, paired dark spots on each side of the middorsal like of the back. Each spot has 4-6 large warts.
• A light thin dorsal stripe may be present.
• The ventral color is dirt cream colored without spotting or with a single spot in the center of the chest.

• The body is squat and stout.
• The legs are short and heavy.
• The head is broad,
• The eyes are prominent.
• The cranial crest are well-developed with the postorbital branches behind the eyes. The parotids are prominent, elongate, slightly divergent posteriorly, and make contact with the postorbital crest.
• The dorsal skin is covered with various sized warts.
• The ventral skin is rough and granular.
• The toes of the hind legs are moderately webbed.
• Small, less noticeable warts on tibia (lower section of the leg).

• Small. Average 1.8-2.4 cm
• The body and tail are black or dark brown.
• The tail fin is rounded and translucent.
• The tail is short.

Adult Gallery:

Eastern Spadefoot

Eastern American Toad

• Hulse, C. and McCoy C. J. and Ellen Censky ,1998. Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast. 134-138pp.

• Jeff Hankey
• Bob Hamilton
• Don Becker (psychoticnature.com)