Description
2-3” (5.1-7.5 cm). Usually brown, gray, greenish, or brick red in color. Belly white with single dark spot on chest. Warty dry skin, three or more warts in each large dark spot on back. Parotoid gland touches cranial ridge behind eye.
Call Description
Short bleat, nasal w-a-a-a-h, lasting three to four seconds, like the sound of a lifeguard whistle.
Indiana Range
Statewide
Diet
Variety of insects, spiders, worms, centipedes, millipedes, etc.
Habitat
Areas with loose or sandy soil such as wooded country, lake margins, streambeds, flood plains, and gardens.
Breeding Habitat
Fairly open warm, shallow waters, including woodland and farm ponds, lake edges, stream backwaters, marshes, sloughs, and natural pools.
Breeding Season
Early May – Mid June
Eggs
Strings of 7,000 – 10,000 eggs, attached to vegetation in shallow water. Hatch in 2-3 days.
Tadpoles
Small and dark, attach to underwater vegetation, swim in dense groups. Similar to American toad tadpoles. Transform in 4-5 weeks.
