Comments on: Kiss That Frog http://tleaves.com/2006/04/24/kiss-that-frog/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2006/04/24/kiss-that-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 peterb Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:21:12 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=606#comment-2722 "Frog" tends to be a colloquial usage for both toads and frogs here, especially among children. But, I just spent some time at http://www.washjeff.edu/Chartiers/chartier/KEY/main.html ("Keys to the Animals of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Surrounding Region"), and you are indeed correct. WIth a side view (not pictured), you can see the parotoid glands. They appear to be bufo americanus (americanii?) “Frog” tends to be a colloquial usage for both toads and frogs here, especially among children. But, I just spent some time at http://www.washjeff.edu/Chartiers/chartier/KEY/main.html (“Keys to the Animals of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the Surrounding Region”), and you are indeed correct. WIth a side view (not pictured), you can see the parotoid glands. They appear to be bufo americanus (americanii?)

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By: Chris http://tleaves.com/2006/04/24/kiss-that-frog/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 Chris Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:04:19 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=606#comment-2721 Looks like a toad to me. :) But it's devlishily hard to tell anura apart. Great photo! Looks like a toad to me. :) But it’s devlishily hard to tell anura apart. Great photo!

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