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Eastern narrow-mouthed toads are ant specialists, so 95% of their prey items are of various ant species. [30] A study in 2013 identified 4,859 individual ants retrieved from stomachs of 146 eastern narrow-mouthed toads in Florida scrub. [31] These toads also feed on termites, small beetles, and other various arthropods.
The ground-dwellers are often found under leaf litter within forests, occasionally venturing out at night to hunt. The two main shapes for the microhylids are wide bodies and narrow mouths and normal frog proportions. Those with narrow mouths generally eat termites and ants, and the others have diets typical of most frogs. Egg-laying habits are ...
North American narrow-mouthed frogs Eastern narrow-mouthed toad , Gastrophryne carolinensis LC Western narrow-mouthed toad , Gastrophryne olivacea LC and: [ n 2 ]
New Jersey has 16 species of frogs and toads, 13 of which can and have been sighted in North Jersey. A guide to the frogs and toads of NJ: Species, habitats, range, and identifying features Skip ...
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835) - eastern narrow-mouthed toad; Gastrophryne elegans (Boulenger, 1882) - elegant narrow-mouthed toad; Gastrophryne mazatlanensis (Taylor, 1943) - Mazatlan narrow-mouthed toad or Sinaloa narrow-mouthed toad; Gastrophryne olivacea (Hallowell, 1856) - Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad
This toad is found in a wide range of habitats, but most frequently on moist ground or in leaf litter, and under rocks or fallen logs. They breed throughout the spring and summer in pools of water left by rainfall. Their primary diet is ants. Western narrow-mouthed toads have a mutualistic relationship with tarantulas.
Eastern narrow-mouthed toad: Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835) Secure [16] Statewide Western narrow-mouthed toad: Gastrophryne olivacea Hallowell, 1856: Imperiled [17] Generally along the Arkansas River in central and western Arkansas, southern and northwestern populations of uncertain validity
Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest. Dubbed "Toadzilla", the cane toad, an invasive species that poses a threat to Australia's ...