Clarencen
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Well they are not quite as numerous as in the 2nd plague, but since all the rain this season we have numerous small toads. I believe they are the Plains Shovel foot.
The past few years there has been a decline in the numbers of the other toads and frogs here, have only seen a very few of the regular toads that we had years back, We don't hear them at night anymore. Tadpoles of the regula toad would take most of the summer to mature. While we have had lots of rain there have not been many pools of water standiing for long. The regular toads would have not had enough time to have matured.
The shovel foot burries itself deap in the ground when it is dry. It may live underground fot 2 or more years, then when we have enough rain it will come to the surface. They must have a much shorter time span to lay eggs develope and become toads. Anyone else notice this or have any coments. You people who live in the desert areas probaly are more familiar with this.
The past few years there has been a decline in the numbers of the other toads and frogs here, have only seen a very few of the regular toads that we had years back, We don't hear them at night anymore. Tadpoles of the regula toad would take most of the summer to mature. While we have had lots of rain there have not been many pools of water standiing for long. The regular toads would have not had enough time to have matured.
The shovel foot burries itself deap in the ground when it is dry. It may live underground fot 2 or more years, then when we have enough rain it will come to the surface. They must have a much shorter time span to lay eggs develope and become toads. Anyone else notice this or have any coments. You people who live in the desert areas probaly are more familiar with this.