While very common through much of the south, this Southern Toad was a first for me. The Southern Toad can be differentiated from the American Toad mainly by looking at the ridges on top of the head. A Southern Toad will have two pronounced ridges, while the American Toad will not.

Adult Southern Toad (Bufo terrestris) standing on pine needles, Francis Marion National Forest, South Carolina, United States.

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