Scientific Name: Bufo punctatus

Residency: From Mexico east into central Texas and west into southeastern California.

Temporal Activity: Active primarily at twilight, primarily around rocky streams.

Diet: Invertebrates.

Breeding: Breeding occurs between March and September depending on the area. Females lay eggs one at a time along the bottom of pools; clutch size ranges from 30 to 5,000 eggs. 

Predators: Snakes, birds, and small mammals.

Photo: Taken at Coon Bluff in summer 2007.

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