Railroad Valley Toad vs. Western Toad
The Railroad Valley Toad was split from the Western Toad in 2020 by DNA and body measurements; it lives only at Lockes Ranch in Railroad Valley, about 100 km from the nearest Western Toads. A: Short and narrow, hard to make out in the Railroad Valley Toad; big and oval, easy to see in the Western Toad. B: Small: about 2.5 in on average in the Railroad Valley Toad; bigger: to 5 in in the Western Toad. The Railroad Valley Toad also has a longer head and legs and a heavily mottled belly. In the field the place says most: each endemic toad is the only toad in its valley.
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