Dissonant Toad

“	Overheard a gravelly voice, as in 'the Dissonant Toad, which could imitate human speech in a gravelly voice,' described in Chapter Three. I hid behind a tree in order to disguise myself as a cow, hiding behind a tree. The voice was muttering, apparently to itself, on how inconvenient it was to drown someone, because it got all wet and it hated that. Concluded it was not a toad because toads like to get wet.	”
	— Count Olaf's unnamed associate, Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography

The Dissonant Toad is a species of toad that was kept in Monty Montgomery's Reptile Room.

Description

The Dissonant Toad is able to imitate human speech in a gravelly voice.

A specimen of the toad was kept in Monty Montgomery's Reptile Room, and was in shown to the Baudelaire children. With the rest of the collection, it was confiscated by the Herpetological Society following Montgomery's death.^[1] The toad was searched for by an associate of Count Olaf, but they were distracted by someone with a similar gravelly voice talking about drowning someone.^[2]

Trivia

While it makes no direct appearance in either the 2004 film or Netflix adaptation, it could be referenced in the latter's Dissonant Tortoise.

Appearances

Books
A Series of Unfortunate Events (Books)
1. The Bad Beginning (1999):	Absent	7. The Vile Village (2001):	Absent
2. The Reptile Room (1999):	Debut	8. The Hostile Hospital (2001):	Absent
3. The Wide Window (2000):	Absent	9. The Carnivorous Carnival (2002):	Absent
4. The Miserable Mill (2000):	Absent	10. The Slippery Slope (2003):	Absent
5. The Austere Academy (2000):	Absent	11. The Grim Grotto (2004):	Absent
6. The Ersatz Elevator (2001):	Absent	12. The Penultimate Peril (2005):	Absent
13. The End (2006):		Absent
All the Wrong Questions
Who Could That Be at This Hour? (2012):	Absent	Shouldn't You Be in School? (2014):	Absent
When Did You See Her Last? (2013):	Absent	Why Is This Night Different from All Other Nights? (2015):	Absent
File Under: 13 Suspicious Incidents (2014):		Absent
Snicketverse
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002):		Mentioned
The Dismal Dinner (2004):		Absent
The Beatrice Letters (2006):		Absent
29 Myths on the Swinster Pharmacy (2014):		Absent
The Hero of the Story (2017):		Absent
Poison for Breakfast (20??):		Absent
Other Snicket Books
The Baby in the Manger (2002):		Absent
The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming (2007):		Absent
The Lump of Coal (2008):		Absent
The Composer Is Dead (2009):		Absent
13 Words (2010):		Absent
The Dark (2013):		Absent
Goldfish Ghost (2017):		Absent

Sources

v • d • e Characters of A Series of Unfortunate Events

Main Cast	Lemony Snicket • Violet Baudelaire • Klaus Baudelaire • Sunny Baudelaire • Count Olaf

Reoccuring	Bald Man with the Long Nose • Mrs. Bass • Beatrice Baudelaire • Beatrice Baudelaire II • Bertrand Baudelaire • Bruce • Colette • Fernald • Hal • Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender • Hugo • Incredibly Deadly Viper • Geraldine Julienne • Kevin • Kind Editor • Man with a Beard but No Hair • Vice Principal Nero • Phil • Arthur Poe • Duncan Quagmire • Isadora Quagmire • Quigley Quagmire • Mr. Remora • Carmelita Spats • Kit Snicket • Esmé Squalor • Jerome Squalor • Justice Strauss • White-Faced Women • Woman with Hair but No Beard

The Bad Beginning	Albert Poe • Edgar Poe • Polly Poe • Wart-Faced Man

The Reptile Room	Alaskan Cow Lizard • Androgynous Cobra • Madame diLustro • Dissonant Toad • Green Gimlet Toad • Inky Newt • Irascible Python • O. Lucafont • Mamba du Mal • Monty Montgomery • Monty Montgomery's Sister • Gustav Sebald • Stephano • Virginian Wolfsnake

The Wide Window	Ike Anwhistle • Josephine Anwhistle • Bertrand Baudelaire's Cousin • Gina-Sue • Larry the Waiter • Captain Sham

The Miserable Mill	Charles • Foreman Firstein • Flacutono • Georgina Orwell • Shirley • Sir

The Austere Academy	Elwyn • Coach Genghis • Ms. Tench

The Ersatz Elevator	Ben • Gunther

The Vile Village	Chief of Police • Council of Elders • Detective Dupin • Hector • Mr. Lesko • Officer Luciana • Mrs. Morrow • Verhoogen Family • V.F.D. Crows

The Hostile Hospital	Babs • Bearded Man • Laura V. Bleediotie • Lou • Mattathias • Milt • Mr. Sirin • Volunteers Fighting Disease

The Carnivorous Carnival	Beverly and Elliot • Olivia Caliban • Chabo the Wolf Baby • Man With Pimples On His Chin • Ringmaster • Volunteer Feline Detectives

The Slippery Slope	Infant Servant • C.M. Kornbluth • Snow Gnats • Snow Scouts • V.F.D. Eagles • White-Faced Women's Sibling • Winnipeg Scout

The Grim Grotto	Gregor Anwhistle • Fiona • The Great Unknown • Captain Widdershins • Mrs. Widdershins

The Penultimate Peril	Count Olaf's father • Count Olaf's mother • Dewey Denouement • Ernest Denouement • Frank Denouement

The End	Alonso • Ariel • Jonah Bellamy • Sadie Bellamy • Rabbi Bligh • Brewster • Byam • Friday Caliban • Miranda Caliban • Calypso • Erewhon • Ferdinand • Finn • Professor Fletcher • Gonzalo • Ishmael • Dr. Kurtz • Larsen • Ms. Marlow • Monday • Madame Nordoff • Omeros • Mr. Pitcairn • Robinson • Sherman • Thursday • Weyden • Willa

Other ASOUE Books	Building Committee • Dolores • Esmé Squalor Fan Club • Gerta • Daniel Handler • Haruki • Ivan Lachrymose • Eleanora Poe • Lena Pukalie • Duchess R • R's Mother • R's Father • Young Rölf • Sally Sebald • A. Snicket • B. Snicket • Chas. Snicket • D. Snicket • E. Snicket • F. Snicket • G • H • I • Jacob Snicket • M • N • O • Mr. Spats • Mrs. Spats • Town Fathers • Valorous Farms Dairy • Baron van de Wetering

2004 film	Constable • Judge Gallo • Grocery Clerk • Gruff Grocer • Petunia • Captain Sam • Tibetan Third-Eyed Toad • Two-Headed Cobra • Viscid Boa

Netflix Adaptation (2017-2019)	Abraham • Elder Anabelle • Anthony V. Beveldwuge • Broken-Hearted Crocodile • Brucie • Carmelita's Lackey 1 • Carmelita's Lackey 2 • Cesar • Dissonant Tortoise • Barney N. Dolfners • Doorman • Evander • Evelyn • Dr. Faustus • Sir Barrymore Feint • Fish Head Salesperson • Yessica Haircut • Roy Hardwood • Ishmael • Elder Jemma • Jimmy • Lonely Old Bartender • Nervous Scout • Normal Happy Family • Norma Rae • Perky Volunteer • Mr. Quagmire • Mrs. Quagmire • Elder Sam • Jacquelyn Scieszka • Screeching Iguana • Snow Scouts: Snow Scout 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • Submarine Rental Worker • Ticket Seller • Trolleyman • Unfortunate Student • Volunteers Fighting Disease: Volunteer Singer 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • Mr. Willums • Mrs. Willums • Skip Willums • Trixie Willums • Winged Lizard

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