Hot Creek Toad vs. Western Toad
The Hot Creek Toad was split from the Western Toad in 2020 by DNA and body measurements; it lives only in Hot Creek Canyon, about 90 km from the nearest Western Toads. A: Few, low warts: only weakly warty in the Hot Creek Toad; many raised warts, each set in a dark blotch in the Western Toad. B: Small: about 2.3 in on average in the Hot Creek Toad; bigger: to 5 in in the Western Toad. The Hot Creek Toad also has a shorter head and legs. In the field the place says most: each endemic toad is the only toad in its valley.
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