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necoris
04-24-2004, 02:37 PM
http://www.diapsid.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=14

MikeB
04-24-2004, 03:04 PM
spea hammondii

JJFeldner
04-24-2004, 06:18 PM
Look at the eyes. They go the wrong way for a spadefoot. It looks like Bufo punctatus. Look at:
http://www.reptilesofaz.com/h-b-punctatus.html

and see what you think. Just note that the example pictured is extremely red and extremely spotted. They are not all like that.

necoris
04-24-2004, 07:25 PM
That is what my dad told me it was. I've seen them all over the place before, but I never paid any attention. I did look at the PARC website and that was the closest match I could find (and then you said they all aren't that red). Thanks again man.

MikeB
04-24-2004, 11:27 PM
but I thought the parotid glands would be more pronounced. Maybe it's the angle of the pic. I forgot about the pupils though. Thanks Jerry

necoris
04-24-2004, 11:31 PM
Yea, none look exactly like the picture. It really threw me off (the eyes).

Frogbert
04-25-2004, 11:31 PM
a younger one is my guess which may also explain the glands. Sometimes they stay light into adulthood and sometimes the start out light and get darker red spots as they mature.