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Gulf Coast Toad
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Gulf Coast Toad

Place of Origin and Range The Gulf Coast toad is a species of toad native to eastern and southeastern Mexico, and Central America as far south as Costa Rica.
Description Their back varies in colour from nearly black, to shades of brown and grey with a distinctive white or yellowish coloured stripe down the center, and sometimes lighter coloured patches on the sides. Their underside is yellow or cream coloured. Their back is covered in small tubercles, while their underside is normally devoid of them.
Adult Size Can grow up to 5 in(13 cm)
Accommodation A semi-aquatic terrarium or filtered aquarium. The latter should have planted and floating plants and a floating piece of driftwood or a plastic lily pad to allow the frogs complete emergence from the water. A steady warm temperature of 25 C or 77 F in a basking spot. No water heater.
Lifespan Can live 10+ years
Feeding / Diet These toads eat insects and worms, but will learn to accept pieces of floating Koi chow. Dust insects with a calcium D3 supplement before feeding once a week.
Breeding When hatched the tadpoles are recognizable by their skinny tails in relation to the size of their black bodies. They may advance to adulthood in 50-65 days. When metamorphosis is completed, the "toad-lets" may stay in the water for a short period of time before they become mostly land based. Studies have shown that they have a mutualistic relationship with Chlorogonium algae, which makes tadpoles develop faster than normal.
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