https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Colorado-River-Toad-s/m-p/556717#M8643 <P>I have not seen one of these before and didn't expect to find them (and hundreds of former tadpoles) in a pond at a nearby small park.&nbsp; According to Siri, they are Colorado River toads.&nbsp; Per Wikipedia, "The Colorado River toad (Incilius alvarius), also known as the Sonoran Desert toad, is a toad species found in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It is well known for its ability to exude toxins from glands within its skin that have psychoactive properties.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Colorado River toad can grow to about 190 millimetres (7.5 in) long and is the largest toad in the United States apart from the non-native cane toad (Rhinella marina)."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 320" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/68258iEA617F2D4B898CBB/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_8525j.JPG" alt="EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 320" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 320</span></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 800" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/68259i2E6A06A8273E9409/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_8503j.JPG" alt="EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 800" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 800</span></span></P> Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:28:22 GMT zakslm 2025-07-11T14:28:22Z https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Colorado-River-Toad-s/m-p/556717#M8643 <P>I have not seen one of these before and didn't expect to find them (and hundreds of former tadpoles) in a pond at a nearby small park.&nbsp; According to Siri, they are Colorado River toads.&nbsp; Per Wikipedia, "The Colorado River toad (Incilius alvarius), also known as the Sonoran Desert toad, is a toad species found in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It is well known for its ability to exude toxins from glands within its skin that have psychoactive properties.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Colorado River toad can grow to about 190 millimetres (7.5 in) long and is the largest toad in the United States apart from the non-native cane toad (Rhinella marina)."</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 320" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/68258iEA617F2D4B898CBB/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_8525j.JPG" alt="EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 320" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 320</span></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 800" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/68259i2E6A06A8273E9409/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="IMG_8503j.JPG" alt="EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 800" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">EOS 90D, EF-S60mm f2.8 macro USM, f/8, 1/500th sec. ISO 800</span></span></P> Fri, 11 Jul 2025 14:28:22 GMT https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/Share-Your-Photos/Colorado-River-Toad-s/m-p/556717#M8643 zakslm 2025-07-11T14:28:22Z