Biodiversity Database of Washington DC

Chordata: Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae: Bufo americanus

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Scientific name: Chordata: Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae: Bufo americanus
Common Name: American Toad

Country: USA
State/District: MD
County: Calvert
Date: 7 April 2001

Photographer: E. M. Barrows

Identifier: Bob Platt
Collector: not applicable
Location:
Keywords: A American Toad Amphibia Forest Ecology GU
Additional Information:
Figure 1. Bob Jones holds an American Toad.
Figure 2. The same American Toad.
Figure 3. The same toad

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Scientific name: Chordata: Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae: Bufo americanus
Common Name: American Toad

Country: USA
State/District: DC
County: n/a
Date: April 2001

Photographer: D. S. Kjar

Identifier: D. S. Kjar
Collector: not applicable

Location: Observatory Hill

Georgetown University

Keywords: A Amphibia American Toad eggs Forest Ecology tadpole GU
Additional Information: These tadpoles emerged from the eggs laid during the evening of April 4, 2001, in the artificial ponds next to the Observatory at Georgetown University.

Figure 1. The tadpoles 14 days after their toad mothers laid the eggs from which they developed.
Figure 2. Ditto.
Figure 3. These children were watching the tadpoles in the ponds on April 27th. This demonstrates another wonderful reason for preservation of amphibians.
Figure 4. A movie of the tadpoles on April 27th.

D. S. K.

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Scientific name: Chordata: Amphibia: Anura: Bufonidae: Bufo americanus
Common Name: American Toad

Country: USA
State/District: DC
County: n/a
Date: 28 May 2001

Photographer: D. S. Kjar

Identifier: D. S. Kjar
Collector: not applicable

Location: Observatory Hill

Georgetown University

Keywords: A Amphibia American Toad eggs Forest Ecology tadpole GU
Additional Information: These toads emerged from the ponds some time during the memorial day weekend, 2001. The pictures were taken on memorial day 5/28/2001. The toads were found on the rocks surrounding the pools at the Observatory at Georgetown University.

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