#garlic toad

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Hoppy New Year: Unlike true toads, European spadefoot toads have smooth skin and no parotid glands. Because they breed in ephemeral pools of water, their development from egg to adult is unusually fast.

[funkyfrogoftheday]

today's funky frog of the day: the garlic toad (Pelobates fuscus)!!!!!!!!! they're also known as the spadefoot toad. their skin coloration and pattern can vary based on where they're located - their habitat is quite extensive, ranging from western asia to central europe! also, they have soulful eyes.

photo © Alexandre Roux

[arsitigrion]

Common Spadefoot Toad (Pelobates fuscus) is the only tailless amphibian with vertical pupils on the territory of the Russian Federation.

When alarmed, it can exude a noxious secretion which smells like garlic, hence the common name "garlic toad".

[novaeangliaphotography]

Happy FrogFriday, @naturelvr-69

[captivating-animals]

Toad Portrait by mossagateturtle

[barksbog]

Bernd is a common spadefoot(Pelobates fuscus) also known as garlic toad. Why garlic? Well, if Bernd or others of his species get scared they yell really loud and than excude a secretion that smells a lot like garlic. Please don´t scare him otherwise your whole house will smell like garlic for a week. adopt a Bernd today

[horriblegonzo]

Enemy idea! He’s an empty garlic jar with some froggy bits sticking out. All alive, of course... There’s also a key in his stomach.

[toadschooled]

Sleep and Death by Jan Rillich, featuring a European spadefoot toad [known also as the garlic toad; Pelobates fuscus] crouched near the skeletal remains of its deceased kin.