Amphibian Illustrations: American Toad, Amphibian, Colored Pencil:
Eastern American Toad
(Bufo americanus americanus),
colored pencil
About the illustration:
Commissioned by: Wisconsin Sea Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/frogs/american_toad.html
About American Toads:
This is a common species and one you're likely to come across in your yard (if you live in the eastern and midwestern U.S.) It is primarily nocturnal and eats earthworms and lots of insects. American toads breed from March to July. "Egg strings" are attached to vegetation.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata (having a spinal chord)
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura (frogs and toads)
Family: Bufonidae (true toads)
Genus: Bufo
Species: B. americanus
Read more about the American Toad:
National Wildlife Federation's eNature
American Toad from Wikipedia
Missouri 's Toads and Frogs
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