You can tell because it has warts on top of each spot on its back. This is a most common variety of toad in North America, and one that most people are familiar with.
The species name for the American Toad is Anaxyrus americanus.
Anaxyrus is a from Greek. "Anax" stands for king, and "yrus" may stand for tail. (That's the best I can tell you, based on the research I've done.)
Toads don't have tails as adults, but they do as tadpoles. Americanus is from Latin, meaning America, of course.
By the way, toads do not give you warts!
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