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Creativity x TechnologySat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1By: peterb
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peterbTue, 25 Apr 2006 11:21:12 +0000http://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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ChrisTue, 25 Apr 2006 07:04:19 +0000http://tleaves.com/?p=606#comment-2721Looks 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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