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In Contrast: The Smallest

Adult oak toads frequently measure less than an inch.
Adult oak toads frequently measure less than an inch. Photo: Eric Shashoua, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

To get a sense of the range of sizes toads can be, compare Toadzilla’s proportions with that of the tiniest North American toad species: the oak toad. Oak toads average about 0.75 to 1.3 inches long as adults and are found in the Southeastern U.S..

The world’s smallest toad species, according to the Guinness Book, is a subspecies of the Beira pygmy toad. The largest individual ever measured of that species came in at less than an inch.