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charlie_12 Member Joined: 10 Jul 2005 No. of posts: 2  View other posts by charlie_12 |
Posted: 10 Jul 2005 I found this toad in my garden in suffolk, can anyone identify this for me or is it just a red looking common toad?? (it is about 2" long).  Charles |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 10 Jul 2005 Looks like a common toad to me. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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charlie_12 Member Joined: 10 Jul 2005 No. of posts: 2 View other posts by charlie_12 |
Posted: 11 Jul 2005 thanks, i wasn't sure as i've never seen one which is red. Are all young common toads red or is there another explanation? cheers Charles |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 11 Jul 2005 Common toads are very variable, they also change colour/hue easily depending on temperature and mood. I've seen a lot of toads that have varying degress of what I would describe as 'brick red' colouration. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Deano Senior Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 No. of posts: 133  View other posts by Deano |
Posted: 31 Mar 2006 I spent a few days on Skomer Island, just off the Welsh coast, and found all the toads were this brick red colour. Could it be living by the sea? Or some certain minerals that get passed down the food chain? Deano Better to be lucky than good looking. |
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Geometer Member Joined: 27 Mar 2006 No. of posts: 3 View other posts by Geometer |
Posted: 03 Apr 2006 For what it's worth, I found a group of toads in amplexus (is that the right term?) last weekend, also in Suffolk - four males and one female. The males were all greeny-brown, the female was brick-red blotches on a paler background. I have a photo but I can't figure out how to upload it. Geometer |
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lunargirl Member Joined: 10 Jun 2006 No. of posts: 1 View other posts by lunargirl |
Posted: 10 Jun 2006 I found a toad in Victoria in London last night. He was in a very busy area and would probably have been run down. He seemed exhausted and weak. We brought him home to North London and he/she seems stronger and more alert today. I was going to release him in a local shallow river surrounded by woods and fields. Some of the area is quite muddy. However I've since remembered that you're not really supposed to move toads from an area but he would surely have been killed in the middle of the busy road near Victoria station. What will I do with him? How can I give him the best chance of survival and a happy and productive life.
Jancat Jancat |
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rhysrkid Senior Member Joined: 14 Nov 2003 No. of posts: 98  View other posts by rhysrkid |
Posted: 12 Jun 2006 Perhaps find it a nice shady secluded spot in one of the local parks, which if it didn't come from a local garden is probably where it originated - try Green Park or St. James (which both have suitable habitat) or even Hyde Park. My office is at Vicotria and I have to admit I have never seen toads there so its nice to know they are about! Rhys |
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