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Black Toad vs. Western Toad

The Black Toad lives only in Deep Springs Valley; Western Toads live in the Owens Valley just west, and their records touch. A: Mostly black, finely flecked white in the Black Toad; grey, olive or brown with dark blotches in the Western Toad. B: Thin, often broken in the Black Toad; broad and clear in the Western Toad. The Black Toad is smaller (to 3 in). In Deep Springs Valley itself it is the only toad.

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Black Toad

Anaxyrus exsul

Western Toad

Anaxyrus boreas
Black Toad vs. Western Toad: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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