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| Description: |
Round body, covered with small warts. Two black tubercles on hind feet; inner tubercle sickle-shaped. Cranial crests indistinct and widely separated, or absent. Gray marked with brown or yellow-green spots. Middorsal stripe absent. Oval parotoid glands. As an adult, Anaxyrus speciosus can grow to 5-8.5 cm (2-3.5 in) in length.
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| Similar Species: |
Red-spotted Toads have round paratoid glands and a more flattened body; The Woodhouse's Toad has prominent cranial crests and usually a distinct middorsal stripe; the Arizona Toad has a pale bar across the eyes and lacks the sickle-shaped tubercles found in the Texas Toad. |
| Habitat: |
Can be found in a wide variety of habitats: grasslands and open woodlands, mesquite-savanna associations, and areas with sandy soil. |
| Behavior: |
It is nocturnal and burrows in the loose soil. |
| Hibernation: |
Underground during cool months |
| Reproduction: |
Breeding occurs from April to September, after rains. |
| Diet: |
It feeds on insects and other invertebrates. |
