Possible oddity found in wild?

[burmeselover15]

lmao no worries and i live in georgia to and ive never seen a toad/frog like this ever in my life and ive lived in georiga my whole life and been all over it and if anything someone bout it as a pet and it got away from them

[burmeselover15]

here it is then

[burmeselover15]

American Toad - Bufo americanus
Diagnostic Features:
Size: 2 to 4.25 inches (50 to 107 mm)
Color:
Many are plain brown
If not, may be gray, olive, or red, with light-colored patches
Other:
Prominent eyes
Well developed cranial crests
Ventral surface light colored with dark spots on anterior part
Only one or two warts per dark spot
Short, sturdy legs, large spiny warts on dorsal surface of hind legs
Middorsal stripe may or may not be present
Similar species:

Sexual Dimorphism:
Males have a Dark throat
Males smaller than females
Males have horny tubercles on the first & 2nd fingers
Natural History:
Habitat:
This frog's habitat varies widely from mountain wilderness to urban areas. Moist areas are required for shelter, and pools or small bodies of water are necessary for breeding.
Behavior:
It is nocturnal and feeds on insects and other invertebrates.
It hibernates in cold weather by burrowing into the soil.
Becomes less active in hot weather
Breeding:
Breeding occurs from February to March
The female lays two long strings of eggs in the water.
Usually breeds in temporary pools
Voice: Sonogram - Call ( Franklin County )
Long musical trill lasting 6-30 seconds
Trill rate: 30-40 trills/second
Round vocal sac

Tadpoles:
Metamorphosis occurs in about 2 months
Transformed size 7 - 12 mm

LTRF 2/3; P-3 long, P-2/P-3 < 2.0;
eyes dorsal;
vent medial;
oral disc emarginate;
oral disc and keratinized mouthparts present;
dorsum of tail muscle uniformly pale or dark, rarely broken with contrasting areas but never banded, even in preserved specimens; or, lower white part of bicolored tail muscle ca. 25% of basal muscle height;
appears black but abundant golden iridophores visible at slight magnification, often concentration of iridophores along top of tail muscle;
snout moderate, ca. 1.5 eye diameters in distance from front of eye to tip of snout;
length of one side of A-2/width of medial gap > 5.0; P-2/P-3 ca. 1.3;
spiracle on longitudinal axis;
temporary pools and shallow parts of permanent lentic sites throughout most of designated area above Fall Line i.e., inland from Coastal Plain, breeds earlier than B. fowleri
Range:
In North America, this toad is found in the northeast region. Its range extends north into Canada, west to the eastern edge of the Dakotas and south into the northern reaches of all of the Gulf Coast states, except Florida.
In Georgia, Bufo americanus is found above the fall line.


In Light Blue: Williamson, Gerald K. Moulis, Robert A., Distribution of Amphibians and Reptiles in Georgia, Special Publication No. 3, Savannah Science Museum, Inc. Savannah, Georgia, 1994
In Green: Sound Recordings
In Yellow: From Both '94 study and Sound Recordings
In Magenta: Photograph, not found by '94, may or may not be sound record
In Medium Blue: Photograph and in '94 study, may or may not be sound record
In Orange: County Record by other Herp Atlas Volunteers
In Red: US Distribution from various sources

[mpgt]

Has he got a name yet? How about "Butterball"?

[NeoReptiliac]

XD that's a great name.

[mpgt]

I don't think they wander far from where they originate. You should search for more.

[NeoReptiliac]

If he was in the pool he/she was probably looking for a mate. I will call him and tell him to keep an eye out for more. ( P.S. ) There was no chlorine in the pool. My brother never uses it and its mostly empty. The deeper end has gathered some rain water and thats where he found it.

[mpgt]

He's very cool. You should take lots of pics if it doesn't bother the toad. Maybe he's crossed with a turkey. The resemblance is uncanny. You're going to keep it, right?

[NeoReptiliac]

I don't know a whole lot about how to keep frogs and toads. I been doing some reading up since my brother brought him to me. Right now I have him/her in a container that I usually keep baby snakes in. With some damp peat moss and I'm out the door now to get some actual moss and crickets. I also have a small water bowl with an inch of water in there for him. Hopefully I wont fail too bad and end up killing him lol. As cool as he may be if anyone happens to want to buy him I would most likely sell him to them.

[Sooby-Doo]

Originally Posted by burmeselover15

im sorry but its reality it says it right beside the picture i looked at on google i just copied and pasted this and it sure seems like it to me they look the same the article pretty much explains the same thing that this frog has on it .

Bro, I live in Tampa...I see Cuban tree frogs like 10 times a day...that is not one of them. Or any kind of tree anything...or even a frog at all.

Cuban tree frog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Not just out to prove you wrong but you are ridiculously stubborn to a fault. Its OK to offer something as a suggestion but your dealing with reptile/amphibian experts on this site. The difference between a frog and toad is like comparing a mountain gorilla to a lemur and then telling Jane Goodall she's wrong because you found a link on Google. It's not really debatable.

Anyway..... hammertime