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gm72
08-16-2009, 04:42 PM
Can anyone identify this guy? Out in the front yard yesterday.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc294/gm72/Downloaded8-15-09034.jpg
rich311k
08-16-2009, 04:43 PM
No idea but he is cool looking.
Northernguy
08-16-2009, 04:45 PM
It looks like some kind of toad!
I think its got too many bumps to be a frog!
I am no expert though!Maybe an American Brown toad!
http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/americantoad.htm
Deleted User
08-16-2009, 04:47 PM
Anaxyrus americanus / American Toad
smaug
08-16-2009, 06:32 PM
common ole brown toad.My back yard is crawling with them.
Crispy
08-16-2009, 06:34 PM
common ole brown toad.My back yard is crawling with them.

Yup, I agree... see them everywhere around here. They have quite the geographical range.
gm72
08-16-2009, 07:52 PM
I don't see them very often but at night I can hear a lot of calls. Is this the animal I am hearing?
KingFisher
08-16-2009, 08:02 PM
Here is a link to a page with the sound they make. Click "play audio" on the top left:
http://www.junglewalk.com/popup.asp?type=a&AnimalAudioID=6219
Sharon
08-16-2009, 11:34 PM
Now, let's not jump to conclusions!!! It could be Prince Charming, but you have to kiss it to be sure!!!:hmm3grin2orange:
Aeonflame
08-16-2009, 11:46 PM
Frogs are sleeker with large hind legs and moist smooth skin, Toads usually have dry bumpy skin and smaller hind legs.
gm72
08-16-2009, 11:59 PM
Would it be appropriate to keep them in a terrarium? Maybe a 55 gallon or is that not a good idea?
Crispy
08-17-2009, 03:49 AM
Would it be appropriate to keep them in a terrarium? Maybe a 55 gallon or is that not a good idea?

My neighbor keeps one in a 30 gallon and it's been fine for a few months now. I bring them live insects (crickets, grasshoppers, slugs) all the time and it's a very good eater. They're nocturnal, so keep that mind. A nicely setup 55 is quite appropriate IME.
Northernguy
08-17-2009, 03:52 AM
Don't forget a sound proof lid!:19:
DrNic
08-20-2009, 03:30 AM
That's a common brown/garden toad. We have tons of those around here. My mother in law acutally has a bunch of them that hibernate in her garden over the winter. In the spring, you can actually see them dig their way out from under the soil.
Rue
08-20-2009, 03:55 AM
Yup! Toad...not sure what kind...

Have you kissed him yetÉ:hmm3grin2orange:
gm72
08-20-2009, 10:29 AM
Yup! Toad...not sure what kind...

Have you kissed him yetÉ:hmm3grin2orange:

I might if it were a her and I knew she would turn into a supermodel but I'm thinking not. :hmm3grin2orange:
iZinedane
08-20-2009, 11:00 AM
I might if it were a her and I knew she would turn into a supermodel but I'm thinking not. :hmm3grin2orange:

Lol :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange: