"ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL THE LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL" This little cutie is an American Toad. We have what is known as the Toad invasion each spring and they come at times by the dozens to meet their mates and lay eyes in a couple of small ponds we have inserted in our gardens. One pond is no bigger than an old fashion washtub and it will be full of tadpoles before long. When the Toads call to one another it is a very high pitch shrill that is almost deafening, but it thrills me to have them come year after year to our home to mate and lay eggs.