Eastern Narrow-Mouth Toad
(Gastrophryne carolinensis) |
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DESCRIPTION: 7/8 - 1 1/4 inches. General
coloration varies through shades of gray, brown, or reddish and
the same frog may change from one color to another. There is a
broad middorsal area flanked by broad light stripes and is
frequently obscured by patches, spots, and mottlings of dark or
light pigment
RANGE: South Maryland to the Florida Keys and as
far west as Missouri and East Texas.
HABITAT: Wide variety of habitats consisting of - shelter
and moister. Margins of bodies of water are good places to look.
Found by over turning boards, logs, or other shelters, ranking
through vegetable debris, etc.
Food: Consist largely on insects, such as
small beetles, termites, and ants.
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