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Frog Identification Guide

Western Toad (Bufo boreas)

  • 6.2 to 12.5 cm
  • Found in B.C., Alberta, Yukon and N.W.T.
  • Call is rarely heard but is a quiet peeping, like little chicks
  • Calling begins in mid-spring
    Green or brown with a light stripe down its back
  • Only toad without cranial crests
  • Breeds in temporary or permanent ponds, or the backwaters of streams
Western toad