Each year during the monsoon, these amazing little frogs show up. They’re often mistaken for poisonous toads due to their superficial similarity and typically green color. It’s a Couch’s Spadefoot, a small and harmless species that spends much of its time underground. Its name is literal: to help with the underground lifestyle, it has hard protrusions on each hind leg to help dig in.
They also have, unlike most amphibians, cat-eyes (this one has them wide open, however). If you see one, you can ignore it as it’s not at all dangerous, but still keep your dog from eating it.
