This was a lucky find!! This is an American Toad also known as Anaxyrus americanus. My little brother found this guy outside our back porch while he was feeding the dogs. My little brother knows that I have been looking for frogs lately so it took him no time to open the back door and yell my name. This picture is a little faded but the paratoid glands are not in contact with the cranial crests and the dark spots on the back of the toad contain 1-3 warts. These are distinct characteristics of the American Toad. American toads have a broad habitat and is the most common around our house. This was a great find! Go little brothers!

Lauren Trouy (Memphis, TN)