Texas Toad vs. Mexican Spadefoot
Both breed in rain pools after summer storms in New Mexico and Texas (records share 34 one-degree squares). A: Round to horizontal in the Texas Toad; vertical, like a cat's in the Mexican Spadefoot. B: Oval glands in the Texas Toad; no big glands in the Mexican Spadefoot. Under the hind foot the Texas Toad has TWO black, sharp-edged tubercles (the inner one sickle-shaped); a spadefoot has ONE black spade.
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