Woodhouse's toad - Anaxyrus woodhousii

• 2.5-4 inches total length
• Found in sandy, lowland floodplains
• Hidden in daytime, hunts at night
• Breed in river floodplains
• Feed on a variety of small terrestrial arthropods

Interesting fact:

• Most toads are poisonous, meaning they must be eaten to inflict damage. Venomous animals inject their toxins using a bite or sting. Poisons are thought to have evolved as an anti-predator device, while venoms are thought to have evolved primarily for prey capture. Toads produce a variety of unique Bufotoxins from the large glands visible behind the eye.

• Eggs of a Woodhouse's toad in a temporary pool.