The Rana pretiosa - Oregon spotted frog - is the most endangered frog in Canada. There's only a couple hundred of them found in the lower section of British Columbia
The Anaxyrus fowleri - Fowler's toad- is an east coaster from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes, but is only found in Canada in a small section of southwestern Ontario.
In both cases, habitat loss from development and pollution are contributors to their decline.
A frog and a toad - at least he's a Fowler's toad - for stamps with an F
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