Fowler's Toads are more of a greenish gray rather than brown like most of the American Toads. Distinguishing marks include the paratoid glands actually coming into contact with the back of the cranial crest, and instead of one or two warts per spot there are usually three or four. The underside of Fowler's Toad is usually immaculate, while that of the American Toad is often spotted.
Males have dark coloring on their vocal pouches, and females are generally larger than males.
Statewide, but are more restricted than the American Toads are because they are limited to areas with sandy or gravelly soils. Similar to American toads with the toxic skin secretions and they also hide in underground burrows. Less explosive than the American Toad's season. They also breed several weeks after American Toads. Males form choruses in which each male sits and calls and waits for females to find him.