Poppies & cougars & shrooms, oh my!
Slowest_Hiker
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by Slowest_Hiker Sun Sep 04, 2016 4:42 pm
Not exactly our backyard, but I spotted this guy while on vacation in the Peachy Canyon area west of Paso Robles.
DSC00279 by
moore91024 , on Flickr
Can't seem to match him to anything on
http://californiaherps.com . Anyone recognize him?
(Edited to add) The more I look, the more I am thinking
California Toad with coloring a little bit outside the norm. One of the photos is captioned "Adult emerging from a California ground squirrel burrow," which is the situation I found this guy in.
Hikin_Jim
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by Hikin_Jim Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:27 pm
Not sure what species he is, but he is kinda cool.
HJ
Mike P
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by Mike P Wed Sep 28, 2016 1:19 am
A little tardy on the reply... that is a California Toad. Nice picture!
Slowest_Hiker
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by Slowest_Hiker Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:51 pm
Thanks for the confirmation! I think he's cooler looking than the California toad photos that come up on Google images
RichardK
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by RichardK Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:05 am
He's a peach of a toad.
