Western Spadefoot vs. Western Toad
Spadefoots are often called toads; the two share pools on rainy nights across the Central Valley and southern California, and their records overlap widely. A: Horizontal in the Western Toad; vertical, like a cat's in the Western Spadefoot. B: A big oval gland in the Western Toad; no big gland in the Western Spadefoot. The spadefoot has smoother skin and a black spade on each hind foot; the Western Toad has a pale stripe down the back.
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