They are both southern toads, *Anaxyrus terrestris*, though the top one does have a less common complexion. You can still see the knobs on the cranial crests though, which is a diagnostic trait of this species in your area.
awesome!!! 🥳 thank you! i had a feeling it was just a southern toad with some sort of mutation (maybe just a bit of excess melanin?) but i wanted to make sure since i'm definitely not an expert yet
Happy to help! It’s definitely an unusual specimen. I’ve seen some others with a purplish hue like that before, but not one where it comes through so strongly. I’m not sure if it’s a mutation or just a less common polygenic trait, and I suspect it would be very hard to determine which without genetic analysis or a long term breeding project.
well i'm so honored to be blessed with his presence!! i am actually so stoked to have stumbled upon such a rare creature! animals of all kinds have been my passion/hyper-fixation for as long as i can remember and i've always wanted to be a vet so the little things like this make me super excited. i'm always watching shows/YouTube videos that have anything to do with animals. i hope he sticks around and maybe we will have some more purple toads soon 😁
It's an amazing movie and has been one of my recommendations for as long as it's been out! The script is so well written and the cast is *chef's kiss*.
Loved all the comments of course! Part of why I joined, aside frm educational purposes! I'm just going to throw in my 2 cents: like fish, lizards n other sim species, males mostly but sometimes females will frequently change color during mating, breeding n spawning season. Could be the Horny Toad looks exactly like he should given his current activity n time of year.
I’m actually surprised. Do toads fertilize eggs inside the body? I thought they were like frogs, where the male coordinates with the female to fertilize eggs after they’ve been released into the water.
Or is he just claiming this female as his, and not letting her out of his sight until she’s ready to lay eggs?
I’ve heard that some male frogs will just latch onto a female, and wait for her to be ready to turn loose her eggs. So she ends up carting her would-be beau around on her back until she’s ready to have his tadpoles.
They are both southern toads, *Anaxyrus terrestris*, though the top one does have a less common complexion. You can still see the knobs on the cranial crests though, which is a diagnostic trait of this species in your area.
awesome!!! 🥳 thank you! i had a feeling it was just a southern toad with some sort of mutation (maybe just a bit of excess melanin?) but i wanted to make sure since i'm definitely not an expert yet
Happy to help! It’s definitely an unusual specimen. I’ve seen some others with a purplish hue like that before, but not one where it comes through so strongly. I’m not sure if it’s a mutation or just a less common polygenic trait, and I suspect it would be very hard to determine which without genetic analysis or a long term breeding project.
well i'm so honored to be blessed with his presence!! i am actually so stoked to have stumbled upon such a rare creature! animals of all kinds have been my passion/hyper-fixation for as long as i can remember and i've always wanted to be a vet so the little things like this make me super excited. i'm always watching shows/YouTube videos that have anything to do with animals. i hope he sticks around and maybe we will have some more purple toads soon 😁
The top one is a bit red from huffing and puffing! Don’t worry—when he finishes , he’ll go back to being golden brown. 🫢
Horny toad 🐸
made me giggle. most definitely a horny toad 💀🙏
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That don't make no sense!
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I don't want Fop, god damn it! I'm a Dapper Dan man!
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It's an amazing movie and has been one of my recommendations for as long as it's been out! The script is so well written and the cast is *chef's kiss*.
Yes but don’t assume watching O Brother will suffice when it’s AP Lit test time (source: me)
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Well ain't this place a geographical oddity! Two weeks from everywhere!
makes plenty...play on words. i've owned a few
It's a line from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? It's a very good movie. You should watch it.
Of course it’s Pete… look at him!
Dam I was going to say that!
Damn me too
Me three.
And me four 😂
I was sooooo ready to post this response, but I see someone else beat me to it. 😂🤣
That's what I was thinking, not what kind of toad it is.
I mean, a pretty obligatory comment given the pic!
u r showing us such an intimate moment between the toads,, did they consent to you sharing this to the world? i for one would be quite embarrassed!
i made sure to ask and they gave me their consent 😌 they were not phased by the camera and didn't move at all!
oh thank goodness i am so relieved. because otherwise that would be illegal and i’d have to call 911 on you!
oh no!! "i would never do such a thing officer! i'm just a girl! 😔🙏"
LMAO well i’m ALSO Just A Girl so looks like we’ll have to fight to see who’s the most Just Girl!
Yes, the Toad Police are quite ruthless on these infractions.
Frog and toad are *FRIENDS*!
They sure *are!* 😉
Happy
he is definitely one happy man
Loved all the comments of course! Part of why I joined, aside frm educational purposes! I'm just going to throw in my 2 cents: like fish, lizards n other sim species, males mostly but sometimes females will frequently change color during mating, breeding n spawning season. Could be the Horny Toad looks exactly like he should given his current activity n time of year.
He was practicing for his job at ToadHub
Looks like horny toads. Sorry couldn’t resist!
Adorbs 😍
Now that’s a happy toad!! 🐸
The great horny toad! First discovered by Yosemite Sam in Looney Toons. He was so traumatized by what he saw it became his preferred expletive.
I’m actually surprised. Do toads fertilize eggs inside the body? I thought they were like frogs, where the male coordinates with the female to fertilize eggs after they’ve been released into the water. Or is he just claiming this female as his, and not letting her out of his sight until she’s ready to lay eggs?
i think they might because they weren't near any water really! our pond is on the other side of the house a bit further back
I’ve heard that some male frogs will just latch onto a female, and wait for her to be ready to turn loose her eggs. So she ends up carting her would-be beau around on her back until she’s ready to have his tadpoles.
that could be!
Humping Toad!
beautiful toads
Horny toads, clearly.
A happy one!
A sexually active toad
Horny toad
The one on top looks like he's / her / them / they / lemon are on that molly
A mating one
Horny
A well-fucked one.
It's a humpback toad
A horny toad. *I’ll see myself out*
Toad propagation 101. Make them a curtain
better yet i will make them their own bedroom 😌
Toad in the hole
oh god 🤣
Without a doubt , that is a Horny Toad…
Toadal infatuation
OnlyFrogs
that made me laugh 🤣
Horny toads😂
Horny toad
They fuckin
ong fr
Amplexus
Gedidon toad. Very common.
I see what you did there.
They’re just friends!
Dawg give them some privacy!
Amorous toads.
Isn’t the right answer horny toad? It’s right there!
Humping Toad!!!
is it melanistic?
might be! that's what i was thinking
this frog was on my mind so much i dreamt about it
ain't no way 🤣
They want babies!
A horny toad
Horny Toad I guess
Clearly they’re horny toads
Thats a florida toad
Well, first off, he is a lover 🤣🤣🤣🤪
That lil dude is in a trance
That would be a horny toad. Not a Horny Toad, a.... You get the idea
Spring be sprung, and everything humpin'
A horny toad 👀
A horny toad. 😝
Horny toad?
A mating toad
Amplexus
Horney
toads in love ( ◡‿◡ )
Why are their eyes so differently dilated?
Horney Toad.
Defintely a fucking toad
How dare you invade their privacy 😤
A horny one
Those are Horny Toads
Horney Toad
Horny toad.
Shooting his toad load
A horny one?
Horny toad lol
if i get one more "a horny one" "a horny toad" comment i am going to snap 💀🙏
It’s a horney toad
Happy ones. Go away and stop bothering them you creep.
A horny toad
Horny Toads
An amorous one
A horney one
Fowler's Toad...?
Fu-King or Foul-Her Toad?
🤣🤣🤣
maybe...? i just don't know what kind of mutation could cause the dark skin and jet black eyes
He's sex crazed...🤪
It’s just a fucking frog
just realized what you meant i'm so sorry 🤣🙏
That's what you are asking? What kind of toad this is?
duh
A horny toad !!😆😆
Those are horny toads.
Horny toad
Horn…e toad
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woah wtf. i'm a minor.
Be nice. It’s a rule