Plains narrowmouth toad - Gastrophryne olivacea

Adult narrowmouth toad sitting on a rock

Description:

  • 7/8-1.5 inches total length
  • Found beneath rocks on open, grassy slopes
  • Breed in temporary pools
  • Feed on ants

Actually a frog, not a toad!!

Interesting fact:

  • Narrowmouth toads are somewhat flattened and, except when breeding, are found beneath rocks out in open prairie where they feed on small species of ants.

Range map in Kansas:

Map of Kansas with counties containing narrowmouth toads in purple.

More images:

  • A group of narrowmouth toads found beneath a rock:

Three adult narrowmouth toads

  • Recently metamorphed juvenile above and tadpole below.

Very young narrowmouth toad, recently metamorphosed from a tadpole

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