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Gulf Coast Toad vs. Texas Toad

They meet across southern Texas, often at the same rain pool. A: High crests on top of the head, with a deep valley between them in the Gulf Coast Toad; no crests, or only faint ones in the Texas Toad. B: A broad dark band along the side under a pale stripe in the Gulf Coast Toad; no stripes: grey to olive with small dark spots in the Texas Toad. The Texas Toad has two sharp black spades on each hind foot; its call is a loud, piercing trill.

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Gulf Coast Toad

Incilius nebulifer

Texas Toad

Anaxyrus speciosus
Gulf Coast Toad vs. Texas Toad: comparison sheet with the differences marked

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