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Title: The Aquarium bulletin
Identifier: aquariumbulletin1917broo (find matches)
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Brooklyn Aquarium Society, Inc
Subjects: Aquariums; Aquarium fishes
Publisher: Brooklyn, N. Y. : Brooklyn Aquarium Society, Inc.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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18 THE AQUARIUM BULLETIN Frogs and Toads in a Terrariuni By Richard Deckert of the N. Y. Zoological Society
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Common Toad (Bufo Americanus) * Having treated at length of the Newts and Salamanders, we now come to the other order of the Am- phibians, the Salienta or "Junipers," from the universal habits of most of its members. This of course means the Frogs, Toads and Tree-toads. Of the toads, the Fowler's toad, Bufo foivlcri, is the only representa- tive on Long Island, but on the mainland, in Westchester County and New Jersey, another species is found beside this. This is Bufo americanus the "Common Toad." Both species are numerous wherever they occur. The American toad is the first to appear in Spring, and his long trilled whistle can be heard in late March and throughout April well into May. The Fowler's Toad arrives at the ponds somewhat later—usually the first week in May, and both species can be heard together for a short time. The song of the Fowler's Toad is much shorter, and more harsh in quality—a high note combined with a low drone, lasting about 3 to 5 Fowlei-'s Toad (Bufo E'cwleii) * seconds. In appearance the males of both species look very much alike, and it is hard for the novice to tell them apart. The females of the Fowler's Toad are smoother and never attain the size of those of B. americanus. The largest Fowler's Toads I have seen came from Massachusetts, and measured 3% inches from snout to vent, while some giant female American toads from Sulli\an Co., N. Y. measured 5 inches the same way—which is quite a respectable size for a toad. These large mountain toads were covered with prominent spiny tubercles all over, and their color was a rich sepia brown, with sooty black spots. The crests on the head, the parotoid glands and some large warts on the back, sides and calf of the leg were brilli- ant brick red. This rich coloring as well as the rough skin gave these toads the appearance as if they had been carved and burnt out of wood. Of both species, the American toad is the better suited for captivity, as it is not so wild as the Fowler's—it

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