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American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Image by Jim Horton
Description
A stout, warty brown toad with a long, musical trill that rings from spring wetlands. Indiana's most widespread toad, at home even in gardens.
Stats
Size
2 – 3 ½ inches
Status
Common, statewide
Similar Species
Fowler's toad
Diet
Earthworms, arachnids, arthropods (beetles, moths, etc.)
Habitat
Versatile, sparse woodland, urban and rural areas, grasslands
Reproduction
Breeds from early March to May. Will breed in many water sources including marshes, temporary ponds, and ditches. Males call with a low melodious trill which lasts from 6 to 20 seconds. Eggs are laid in strings or strands with as many as 10, 000 eggs.
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