Toadally Toads
2 weeks later
These tadpoles were found in Mrs.
Roush’s friend’s pool cover. She is almost sure that they are toad tadpoles.
We have them in a container in our
classroom.
toad eggs
Reproduction
and Care of Young 
Eastern American toad
males mate with more than one female. In Ohio, breeding activity reaches its
peak in April and May. Eggs, resembling long spiral tubes of jelly, are laid in
water. After 3 to 12 days, a small nearly black tadpole emerges from the egg.
Immature Eastern American toads then go through a process known as
metamorphosis, where over a period of 50 to 60 days the body transforms in
shape and matures, resulting in a change from a limbless, waterborne tadpole to
a four-legged animal capable of living on both land and water. From the time
the eggs are laid, young toads are on their own; they receive no parental care
from the male or female adults.
Habitat and Habits
The Eastern American toad requires both land and water habitats; it prefers
shallow bodies of water, such as temporary pools, ditches, or shallow portions
of streams, for breeding. On land it seeks hiding places under boardwalks, flat
stones, logs, wood piles or other similar cover.
The Eastern American toad is nocturnal
(active at night). It hibernates during the winter.
taken from: http://www.dnr.ohio.gov/wildlife/Resources/amphibians/easternamtoad.htm
If you want to learn more about toads click on these links:
What are the
differences between frogs and toads?
Enchanted
Learning: Toad
Facts and Coloring Page
Toad Photo Gallery including Toad Eggs
Do you want to hear
some toad sounds?
Bufo americanus Information
for adults and some more toad sounds
Campaign
to name the American Toad
as Ohio's state amphibian
