AMPHIBIANS 



Fig. 298. — Fowler's toad, Btifofoivleri. 



skinned and white, seldom spotted as they often are in the 

 American toad (Fig. 298). It has a harsh short trill while 

 the American toad's call is a prolonged and musical one. 



Habitat. — It frequents the same gardens and ponds as the 

 American toad. 



Breeding habits. — Its breeding season is from two to three 

 weeks later than that of the American toad. The mating 

 call is a weird and mournful metallic droning. 



Life history. — The eggs are laid in tangled tubes of jelly, 

 like those of the American toad (PI. XX), but they are often 

 in double rows. The young develop quickly, and before fall 

 the small toads in the garden show all the markings character- 

 istic of their parents. 



Size. — Male 2 to 3 inches; female slightly larger. 



Range. — Central New England to Georgia, westward to 

 Michigan, common in regions of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 

 Connecticut, New York, Long Island. 



Burrowing Toads — Pelobatida 



Hermit spadefoot, spadefoot toad, Scaphiopus holbrooki. — 



Although spadefoot toads live in nearly every part of eastern 

 North America, they are not very well known because of their 



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