Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad

Family: 
Microhylidae (narrow-mouthed toads) in the order Anura (frogs)
Description: 

An unusual little amphibian that is seldom seen. There is a fold of skin behind its narrow, pointed head.  Tan or gray in color with a dark, wedge-shaped marking on the back and a wide, dark stripe on each side. Its belly is heavily mottled.  Makes a bleating, nasal baaaa, which sounds like a lamb.

Size: 
7/8 to 1 1/4 inches in head-body length.
Habitat and conservation: 
Lives under flat rocks or other objects in dry woodlands or near some large-river floodplains. May be found under rocks in glades. Breeds May and June.
Foods: 
Mostly ants.
Distribution in Missouri: 
Throughout most of the southern half of the state.