Black American Toad??

[IrishRonin]

well that is one impressive lookin toad, nice find

[Poly]

well that is one impressive lookin toad, nice find

Thanks! Yeah, I love how he looks, he has a white pin stripe down his back too! Haha

[Poly]

After looking into it, I think this toad is abundistic, as is still has light pigments, either way, love the way it looks! Made my day!

[BG]

Wow Poly you're bating a 1000 today. Those are great looking toads and a wide spread in contrast of color. Good for you. BTW i love the way you collect them. Genius.

[Poly]

Wow Poly you're bating a 1000 today. Those are great looking toads and a wide spread in contrast of color. Good for you. BTW i love the way you collect them. Genius.

Thanks!! Haha, about the way I collect them, I once dug a 5 sq-ft trench across a sandy beach, baited it with 150 crickets, waited two nights and came back... I caught a male that measured 5" accross the back, and a female that measured almost 7", a bunch of smaller ones, about 15 salamanders, and two skinks, but no black toads!

[IrishRonin]

I have to agree your "toad trap" is a great idea, im gonna have to try that. Though I dout i'll ever find a black one, agian great find. I have to agree its probubly abundistic, from what I have read typically adaptive melanism is heritable- you should try and breed them and see if you can produce more blacks. If so I would want one!!!

[Poly]

Hmm, well I'm sure their both males, I'd have to find a female, and if I breed a black and a brown one, won't the toadlets be a mixture, not just black?

Gotta hear it form the experts...: How do you breed toads?