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Western Toad
(Bufo boreas)
(picture taken by R. Wilson, Redwood Sciences Laboratory - U.S. Forest Service)

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There are two subspecies of the Western Toad: the California Toad (Bufo boreas halophilus) and the Boreal Toad (Bufo boreas boreas).

Voice: A very soft, high pitched, plinking sound like the peeping of a chick.

Breeding: January to early July, in ponds, marshes, and shallow lake, stream and river margins. Breeding only occurs during a few days or a week at any given site.