I am known as a Southern Toad
My skin is warty but my color and spots vary
I was conceived from a jelly coil of 4000 eggs
Which dad fertilized but he and mom never uh, "married".
(Females lay the jelly coil in the water, which the male toad fertilizes externally. Where is the fun in that??)
Sources: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/574455b9f8baf3fd9156d863/t/5be1d8f88985833206fafcba/1541527814117/Southern+Toad_Observation+Guide.pdf
Photo and text © 2020 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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