This toad comes in a variety of colors, from gray to yellow brown. It grows to about 4-5 inches from nose to tail. It usually has a white stripe down the center of its back, and more than 2 warts per dark blotches on its back. Images 4 and 5 show a very young specimen, less than an inch long. It was identified with the help of Dennis Ferraro. The belly is usually unspotted and gray. But our local toads are usually difficult to identify – see also the American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus). Experts also look at the shape and location of the glands behind the eyes (not seen well in these images).  Dennis Ferraro, Herpetologist at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, assisted with identification of these images.