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Fowler's Toad (Bufo woodhousei fowleri)
Above and below: A Fowler's Toad in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/4/2011). Closely tied to the coastal plain, this was my first definitive encounter with the species this far west in Maryland. It is known from areas near the Potomac River even in western Maryland.
Above: A particularly strongly marked Fowler's Toad in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/24/2008).
Below: Photographed in Cape May Co., NJ in late summer 2004.
More commonly found along the coastal plain, the Fowler's Toad can be distinguished from the American Toad by noting if the "cranial crests contact elongate paratoids." Translation: the large glands behind the eyes contact the bumps of the eyes. In this young specimen, this is not as pronounced as is usually seen. Fowler's Toads are also more olive colored as compared to the usually more reddish brown American Toad, but there is much overlap in the appearance of the two species. Formerly considered a subspecies of Woodhouse's Toad.