Amphibians Archives - El Mesteño Ranch and Arboretum https://elmestenoranch.com/category/fauna-2/amfibs/ Hidalgo County, Texas Sun, 07 Jun 2020 20:50:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://elmestenoranch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-20180808_093253-1-32x32.jpg Amphibians Archives - El Mesteño Ranch and Arboretum https://elmestenoranch.com/category/fauna-2/amfibs/ 32 32 194751585 Couch’s Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus couchii) https://elmestenoranch.com/2019/08/_/1365/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 04:05:22 +0000 http://elmestenoranch.com/?p=1365 While rare in such arid regions, the presence of water has allowed this lovely fellow to find a home here too!

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]]> 1365 Mexican narrow-mouthed toad https://elmestenoranch.com/2019/08/_/1358/ Wed, 14 Aug 2019 03:40:20 +0000 http://elmestenoranch.com/?p=1358 (Hypopachus variolosus) This ‘Sheep Frog” made a home in the mud near in the overflow areas of the water trough. See below for some links to additional pictures of this cutie. A sheep frog in the hand A curious dorsal line seems to go all the way around

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This ‘Sheep Frog” made a home in the mud near in the overflow areas of the water trough.
See below for some links to additional pictures of this cutie.

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