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title: "Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad"
description: "Gastrophryne carolinensis — Anfibi. Gastrophryne carolinensis, the eastern narrow-mouthed toad, is a species of microhylid frog."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/eastern-narrow-mouthed-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad

> Gastrophryne carolinensis — Anfibi. Gastrophryne carolinensis, the eastern narrow-mouthed toad, is a species of microhylid frog.

- Scientific name: *Gastrophryne carolinensis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 12221
- Wikidata: [Q2181155](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2181155)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25078](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25078)

## Names

- en: Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
- de: Karolina-Engmaulfrosch
- es: Sapo boca angosta oriental
- fr: Crapaud à bouche étroite de l'Est
- nl: Oostelijke smalbekpad

## Countries with the most observations

US (11269)

## Summary

Gastrophryne carolinensis, the eastern narrow-mouthed toad, is a species of microhylid frog. It is a relatively small, toad-like amphibian found in damp, shady habitats. The species is highly fossorial, and feeds primarily on ants. These North American microhylids (Family: Microhylidae) are distinguished from true toads (genus Bufo), and other anurans by their moist, smooth skin, their lack of eardrums or tympana, their distinguishable squat body shape, and the unique fold of skin superior to their eyes. It is found in the United States, from southern Maryland to the Florida Keys, west to Missouri, Arkansas and Texas…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastrophryne_carolinensis

## Photo

![Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-narrow-mouthed-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: decaturjosh · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262772254

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-narrow-mouthed-toad?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).