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WUVIE wrote:
This funny-shaped little guy is an Eastern Narrow-Mouthed
gastrophryne Carolinensis. There seems to be misleading information
on whether it is a toad or a frog in some sources.

They hide during the day so as not be eaten by bullfrogs, egrets and
snakes. If the poor little guy is eaten, he emits a foul substance. If
he must go, he's not going without a stink, not to mention a bad taste.

The females lay five hundred eggs. Wow.