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California Tree Frog vs. Red-spotted Toad

Both are small, grey, rough-skinned frogs that sit on rocks beside desert-canyon streams in southern California; their records overlap there. A: Big round sticky toe pads in the California Tree Frog; no pads; slim toes in the Red-spotted Toad. B: No gland in the California Tree Frog; a small round gland in the Red-spotted Toad. The tree frog quacks; the toad gives a long musical trill.

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California Tree Frog

Pseudacris cadaverina

Red-spotted Toad

Anaxyrus punctatus
California Tree Frog vs. Red-spotted Toad: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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