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The dwarf American toad (A. a. charlesmithi), is a smaller version of the American toad, which reaches lengths of about 6 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in), is generally a dark reddish color ranging to light red in some specimens in isolated populations. The spots on the back are reduced or absent, and when present they contain a few small red warts and a ...
Similar to other burrowing frogs, American spadefoot toads are about 2-3 inches in length with round, stocky bodies and eyes that bulge from their heads. The name "spadefoot" is derived from the keratinous bone in its hind legs that allow it to burrow within soil. The skin of the toad is grey or brown in appearance and smooth to the touch.
New Jersey has 16 species of frogs and toads, ... and toads that can be found in North Jersey per the New Jersey Fish and Wildlife online field guide for reptiles and amphibians. American toad ...
"Online Field Guide for Reptiles and Amphibians". NJDP Division of Fish & Wildlife. 2007-01-24. "Frogs and Toads of New Jersey". Association of Zoos and Wildlife. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015
Species / Subspecies Family Conservation status IUCN Red List State (NatureServe) American toad: Anaxyrus americanus americanus: Bufonidae: Secure (S5) Fowler's toad: Anaxyrus fowleri: Bufonidae: Secure (S5) Oak toad: Anaxyrus quercicus: Bufonidae: Vulnerable (S3) Southern toad: Anaxyrus terrestris: Bufonidae: Apparently Secure (S4) Eastern ...
Woodhouse's toad is found in North America at altitudes of up to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). Its range extends from Mexico in the south to Washington in the north. In the United States it is found in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
The stubfoot toad’s last known sighting before it was believed to have gone extinct was in 1995 — that is, until it was rediscovered in southwest Ecuador in 2011, NBC News reported. A group ...
Spea hammondii is a relatively smooth-skinned species of American spadefoot toad. Its eyes are pale gold with vertical pupils. It has a green or grey dorsum, often with skin tubercles tipped in orange, and has a whitish color on the abdomen. On each hind foot is a wedge-shaped black spade. Adult toads are between 3.8 and 7.5 cm (1.5 and 3.0 in ...