[NatureNS] Toad

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Hi all,

I think the Museum still has some copies of the book for sale.

Cheers,

Chris

On 18-Jul-07, at 9:05 AM, Jim Wolford wrote:

> We only have one species of true toad in N.S., the American toad, Bufo
> americanus, although the name has recently been changed.  John  
> Gilhen can
> fill us in on that, but the old name is still in the books.  You  
> should be
> able to find lots of info' on this species in various books, but I  
> recommend
> John Gilhen's Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia, published in  
> 1984? by
> the N.S. Museum.  Check your library, and/or look in other books or  
> on the
> Internet, of course.
>
> Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
> ----------
> From: Phil & Maria Forman <phil.forman@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:11:28 -0300
> To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
> Subject: [NatureNS] Toad
>
> Found this toad on my doorstep this evening...we have lots of toads  
> here
> in Debert, all usually non-descript, but every year we see one or  
> two of
> these ones.  Now, I've just set up webshots so I could post this
> picture, hoping someone could give me more info on this little
> guy...hopefully it works!
>
> http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/559920826CqptRK
>
> Maria Forman
> Debert, NS

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1747 Summer Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  B3H 3A6
(902) 424-6435   Email <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca>
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