Spade Foot Toad

[gulfcoasttoad]

Just need a wiser-than-I opinion here. Was out at the ranch last weekend and came across this little guy.

(I have a mouthful of sunflower seeds in the vid; sorry for the slurps!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKMBBHfVrxQ

[tgampper]

Hi and welcome to Frog Forum! Wow! Nice catch! After watching the video, it is certainly a toad, but not a spadefoot. Spadefoots are quite small (< 2.5 inches), have smooth skin and vertically elliptical pupils (like cat's eyes). Toads usually have horizontally elliptical pupils. Based on location, it is probably a Gulf Coast Toad. They have a broad, dark lateral stripe bordered above by a light stripe.

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[Poly]

Welcome to the forum! Definitely a great find! Do you plan to keep it?

~Royce

[gulfcoasttoad]

Hi and welcome to Frog Forum! Wow! Nice catch! After watching the video, it is certainly a toad, but not a spadefoot. Spadefoots are quite small (< 2.5 inches), have smooth skin and vertically elliptical pupils (like cat's eyes). Toads usually have horizontally elliptical pupils. Based on location, it is probably a Gulf Coast Toad. They have a broad, dark lateral stripe bordered above by a light stripe.

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95% sure it's not a GCT. I have 3 GCTs as pets. This one was very different. Any other guesses?

[gulfcoasttoad]

Welcome to the forum! Definitely a great find! Do you plan to keep it?

~Royce

No, I released him immediately after the video. He had a date that night with a lady toad!

[Wormwood]

Looks like a common southern toad, or a texas toad. I have three right now and they make wonderful pets. Should be some pictures in my profile actually in an album.

[gulfcoasttoad]

Texas Toad looks about right. Thanks for the positive ID. I'm still learning! Will edit the video to reflect bufo speciosus.