hi I’m a big fan of frogs and toads (esp toads) do you have a favorite frog or toad in your locality? I’d love to hear/read you talk about them (if you want) My fav frog in my locality is the “grey tree frog”, to my knowledge no other frog in north america can change colors as much as they do. its so fascinating that there is an identical sp (copes gray tree frog) that basically cannot be told apart…. so nice they had to make it twice. My favorite toad is a hard choice bc i love them all but southern toads (south east usamerica) are in my top 3. they come in so many colors and patterns and their big crest is such a defining feature. I believe they’re one of our biggest sp of (native) toads and i just love their pudgy sides.

Well, I do love toads, so for this part of Texas, here are some toads I run across here and there... Gulf Coast Toad ( Incilius nebulifer ), male, family Bufonidae, Houston, Texas, USA photograph by Maura Denman & Paxon Kale I don't have a lot to tell you about these frogs. I spend much of my childhood turning over logs and going out after rains to look for toads near my house. I have a deep…