Arroyo Toad vs. Western Spadefoot

Both are sandy-coloured, out on rainy nights in coastal southern California; their records overlap. A: Round (horizontal) in the Arroyo Toad; vertical, like a cat's in the Western Spadefoot. B: Big oval glands in the Arroyo Toad; none in the Western Spadefoot. The spadefoot has a black spade on each hind foot and smoother skin.

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