Paso Frog

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Sun Sep 04, 2016 4:42 pm

Not exactly our backyard, but I spotted this guy while on vacation in the Peachy Canyon area west of Paso Robles.

DSC00279 by moore91024, on Flickr

Can't seem to match him to anything on http://californiaherps.com. Anyone recognize him?

(Edited to add) The more I look, the more I am thinking California Toad with coloring a little bit outside the norm. One of the photos is captioned "Adult emerging from a California ground squirrel burrow," which is the situation I found this guy in.

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Mon Sep 19, 2016 10:27 pm

Not sure what species he is, but he is kinda cool.

HJ

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Wed Sep 28, 2016 1:19 am

A little tardy on the reply... that is a California Toad. Nice picture!

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Fri Sep 30, 2016 1:51 pm

Thanks for the confirmation! I think he's cooler looking than the California toad photos that come up on Google images

RichardK · Post by **RichardK** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:05 am

He's a peach of a toad.

Girl Hiker · Post by **Girl Hiker** » Sat Dec 03, 2016 1:34 pm

cool creature!