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Houston Toad vs. Texas Toad

The Texas Toad reaches the western edge of the Houston Toad's range around Bastrop. A: Thick crests between the eyes in the Houston Toad; no crests, or only faint ones in the Texas Toad. B: Dark and heavily mottled in the Houston Toad; plain grey-olive with small spots and no stripe in the Texas Toad. The Texas Toad has two sharp black spades on each hind foot and gives a loud, fast, piercing trill in short bursts.

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Houston Toad

Anaxyrus houstonensis

Texas Toad

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

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