Talk:American toad
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[edit] Picture
I'm not convinced that the picture given is B. americanus, but it's the one used at Bufo, so I'll use it for now. -Harmil 02:25, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
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Note that this photo was replaced with one of a (knock-on-wood) bona fide Bufo americanus.--Cotinis 03:02, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
New photo
[edit] Source
It should be noted that a large chunk of this article's text comes from: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/narcam/idguide/american.htm which is a PD source (U.S. Govt.) -Harmil 02:33, 22 August 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, good point, and that source mostly just described the subspecies. This article needs to be rewritten as an account for the whole species. --Cotinis 10:52, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Misspelling
FYI: The mounds behind the cranial crests are the "parotoid" glands, not the "parotid" glands. The parotid is a human salivary gland. Thanks for an otherwise great article. Greentick 05:05, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks so much for the correction--that was my error, I believe--too much human physiology in my head--I never noticed the difference. --Cotinis 02:55, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Eating Mushrooms?
"It eats mainly spiders, worms and mushrooms."
I don't see a reference citing the mushroom part of the Dwarf American Toad's diet. Maybe it's there, but I just don't see it. I'm skeptical about this, since I've only heard of toads being carnivores and that they need to see a prey item move before they can attack it. --Kryptid 05:09, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
