Bufo nebulifer (Picture heavy)

[SludgeMunkey]

After an interesting day of no sleep and a bit of activity that has fully restored my faith in the United States Postal Service...

I present to you two of my newest additions to the critter zoo:

Bufo nebulifer, The Costal Plains Toad (Formerly Bufo valliceps, the Gulf Coast Toad)

Here are some shots of one of the males:






And here are some shots of one of the females:




And just for comparison, here are Profile shots of each, male on the left:




I am very excited about these animals. Those copper-red-gold leaf eyes just blow my mind! The females especially are pretty mellow. I did not even have to use my acrylic photo box while taking these pictures. All of them were more than happy to eat a tong offered silkworm within hours of arrival. the male even left me a HUGE "present" which is now at my Vet's for a fecal.

Rain is in the forecast here, I have built an enclosure (outdoors, as they call rather loud....as my wife discovered while I was at work last night...) to take advantage of this. Ultimately my plan is to try my hand at captive beeding them.

Currently they are in quarantine in what is now known as the "Critter Room Annex". I suspect I may downsize the "warm" room a bit and build a "rain room" for my Anura.