 Burl seems to have changed that, though. As the storm crossed the metro area on Monday morning, the call of toads echoed from flooded street corners. Now, most toad species breed in the early spring, said Paul Crump, a herpetologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. But given the right conditions, he said, the Gulf Coast toad can breed repeatedly throughout the summer, laying eggs in the temporary pools that form across the city during rainstorms.