| Bufonidae - True Toads | 
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| New Hampshire Species | North/Central American Species | |
| American Toad - Anaxyrus americanus   | Incilius cycladen     Incilius fastidiosus     Jeweled Toad - Incilius gemmifer    Holdridge's Toad - Incilius holdridgei     Southern Round-Gland Toad - Incilius ibarrai      Incilius intermedius   Incilius leucomyos     Incilius luetkenii     Incilius macrocristatus     Incilius marmoreus     Incilius mazatlanensis     Incilius melanochlorus     Coastal Plain Toad- Incilius nebulifer      Pine Toad - Incilius occidentalis     Golden Toad - Incilius periglenes        Incilius peripatetes     Confusing Toad - Incilius perplexus      Incilius pisinnus   Incilius porteri    Incilius signifer     Incilius spiculatus     Chimalapa Toad - Incilius tutelarius      Volcan Tacana Toad - Incilius tacanensis      Incilius valliceps      Cuban Pine Toad - Peltophryne cataulaciceps      Cuban Small-eared Toad - Peltophryne empusa        Peltophryne florentinoi     Hispaniolan Crestless Toad - Peltophryne fluviatica     Eastern Crested Toad - Peltophryne fracta     Western Giant Toad - Peltophryne fustiger    Southern Crested Toad - Peltophryne guentheri      Cuban High-crested Toad - Peltophryne gundlachi      Puerto Rican Crested Toad - Peltophryne lemur        Cuban Long-nosed Toad - Peltophryne longinasus      Sapo Timbalero - Peltophryne peltocephala      Cuban Spotted Toad - Peltophryne taladai        Rhaebo haematiticus        Rhinella acrolopha    Sapo Cabeciagudo - Rhinella acutirostris      Sapito Granuloso De Beebe - Rhinella beebei      Rhinella chrysophora     Rhinella granulosa        South American Common Toad-Rhinella margaritifera        Cane Toad - Rhinella marina            | |
| North/Central American Species | ||
| Wyoming Toad - Anaxyrus baxteri   | 
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Adenomus dasi     
   
   
   
                  Adenomus dasi is found  in only one location in Sri Lanka.
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Adenomus dasi   
   
   
                    Adenomus dasi is threatened by water pollution from nearby tea plantations.
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Kelaart’s Dwarf Toad - Adenomus kelaartii   
    
  
Kelaart's dwarf toad is found in Sri Lanka.
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Kelaart’s Dwarf Toad - Adenomus kelaartii   
   
    
  
Kelaart's dwarf toad is found in wet tropical forests.
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Blanford's Toad - Amietophrynus blanfordii    
   
   
   
                   Blanford's  toad is found in Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
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Braun’s Toad - Amietophrynus brauni   
   
  
Braun's toad is found in Tanzania.
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Braun’s Toad - Amietophrynus brauni   
   
   
  
Braun's  toad is found in the  leaf-litter on the forest floor.
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Braun’s Toad - Amietophrynus brauni   
   
   
  
Female Braun's  toads are 3-4 inches in length. Males are around 2.5 inches in length.
Source: African Amphibians Lifedesk Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle  School  
Amietophrynus camerunensis    
   
   
   
   
                     Amietophrynus camerunensis is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the  Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.
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Garman's Toad - Amietophrynus garmani    
   
   
   
                    Garman's toad  is found in Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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                  Amietophrynus gracilipes    
   
   
   
 
                  Amietophrynus gracilipes is found in Cameroon, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria.
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African Common Toad - Amietophrynus gutturalis   
   
   
  
The African common toad is found in Angola, Botswana, Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Source: African Amphibians Lifedesk Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Hallowell's Toad - Amietophrynus maculatus   
   
   
   
  
Hallowell's  toad is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Western Leopard Toad - Amietophrynus pantherinus   
   
   
   
                  The western leopard toad is found in a very small region in the Western Cape Province in South Africa.
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Western Leopard Toad - Amietophrynus pantherinus   
   
   
                    The western leopard toad is also known as the anther toad and the Cape toad. 
                    Source: African Amphibians Lifedesk Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Common Lowveld Toad -  Amietophrynus poweri   
   
   
  
The common Lowveld toad is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
Source: African Amphibians and Life Desk  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Ranger's Toad - Amietophrynus rangeri   
   
   
  
                    Ranger's  toad is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland.
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African Giant Toad - Amietophrynus superciliaris   
   
  
The African giant toad is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire,  Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria.
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                    Togo Toad - Amietophrynus togoensis   
    
  
                    The Togo toad is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
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Abra Malaga Toad - Nannophryne corynetes   
    
  
The Abra Malaga toad is found in Peru.
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Amargosa Toad - Anaxyrus nelsoni   
   
  
                    The Amargosa toad is found in the Amargosa River and its tibutaries in southern Nevada.
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Amargosa Toad - Anaxyrus nelsoni   
   
   
  
Female Amargosa toads are larger than males.
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Amargosa Toad - Anaxyrus nelsoni   
   
   
   
  
The Amargosa toad is threatened by habitat loss and non-native predators like the bullfrog and the crayfish.
Source: National Public Radio Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Amargosa Toad - Anaxyrus nelsoni   
   
   
  
The Amargosa toad is silent unless it is picked up. It then lets out a release call.
Source: Center for Biological Diversity Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Amargosa Toad - Anaxyrus nelsoni    
   
   
  
The Amargosa toad's release call is a sharp series of chirps.
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                    Amatola Toad - Vandijkophrynus amatolicus   
    
  
                    The Amatola toad is found in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Amatola Toad - Vandijkophrynus amatolicus   
   
    
  
The last sighting of a Amatola toad was in 2011. Prior to that it hadn't been seen since 1998.
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                    Amboli Toad - Xanthophryne tigerina   
  
                    The Amboli toad is found in India.
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
American Toad - Anaxyrus americanus    
   
   
   
  
                    The American toad is found  in most areas of eastern Canada and the United States. In Canada, it is found from southeast Manitoba to Labrador. In the United States, it is found from Minnesota east to New England and south to northeastern Louisiana, western Mississippi, northern Alabama and Georgia, and western North and South Carolina.
                  Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                    
American Toad - Anaxyrus americanus   
   
   
   
   
  
The American toad is found is sometimes called the hop toad.
Source: Animal diversity Web  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Api Dwarf Toad - Pelophryne api   
   
   
   
 
                    The Api dwarf toad is found in Malaysia.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
  
                    Arabian Toad - Bufo arabicus   
    
  
                    The Arabian toad is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United  Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Arizona Toad - Anaxyrus microscaphus   
   
   
   
  
                    The Arizona toad is found in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico.
                    Source: Reptiles of Arizona  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                      
Arizona Toad - Anaxyrus microscaphus   
   
   
   
  
The Arizona toad is largely nocturnal. It spends the day burrowed in the ground.
Source: California Herps Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Arizona Toad - Anaxyrus microscaphus   
   
   
   
  
The Arizona toad is aound three inches in length.
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                    Arroyo Toad - Anaxyrus californicus   
   
   
  
                    The arroyo toad is found in southern California and Baja California, Mexico.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Arroyo Toad - Anaxyrus californicus   
   
   
   
   
  
The arroyo toad is nocturnal. It spends the day underground.
Source: California Herps Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Arroyo Toad - Anaxyrus californicus   
   
   
   
  
The arroyo toad is 2-3 inches in length.
Source: San Diego  Natural History Museum Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Azuay Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus bomolochos   
    
  
                    The Azuay stubfoot  toad is found in Ecuador.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Beddome’s Toad - Bufo beddomii   
   
  
Beddome’s  toad is found in India.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Black Andean Toad - Atelopus ignescens   
    
  
The black Andean toad was found in the northern Andes in Ecuador.
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Black Andean Toad - Atelopus ignescens  
    
   
  
                    The black Andean toad was last seen in the wild in 1988.
 Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School  
  
                    Black Flathead Toad - Pelophryne misera   
   
  
                    The black flathead toad is found in Malaysia.
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Black-spectacled Toad - Duttaphrynus melanostictus   
   
   
   
  
                    The black-spectacled toad is found in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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                    Black Toad - Anaxyrus exsul   
   
  
                    The black toad is only found in Deep Springs Valley in Inyo County in California.
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Black Toad - Anaxyrus exsul   
   
   
   
  
The black toad is 1.75-3 inches in length.
Source: California Herps Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Black Toad - Anaxyrus exsul   
   
   
   
  
The black toad does not have a vocal sac.
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                    Black Torrent Toad - Ghatophryne ornata   
    
  
                    The black torrent toad is found in India.
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Black Torrent Toad - Ghatophryne ornata   
   
   
  
The black torrent toad  is only a little over an inch in length.
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                    Bleeding Toad - Leptophryne cruentata   
     
  
                    The bleeding toad is found in West Java, Indonesia.
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Bleeding Toad - Leptophryne cruentata   
   
    
  
The bleeding toad gets its name for the  blood-red specks on its body.
 
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                    Brazilian Red-Belly Toad - Melanophryniscus cambaraensis   
   
                    The Brazilian red-belly toad is found in Brazil.
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Brongersma's Toad - Pseudepidalea brongersmai   
    
  
                    Brongersma's toad is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Western Sahara.
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Cameroon Wolterstorff Toad - Wolterstorffina parvipalmata   
     
  
The Cameroon Wolterstorff  toad is found in Cameroon and Nigeria.
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Canadian Toad - Anaxyrus hemiophrys     
   
   
  
                    The Canadian toad is found from the southern Northwest Territories through Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, Canada to northern Montana, North Dakota, northeastern South Dakota, and west-central Minnesota.
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Canadian Toad - Anaxyrus hemiophrys   
   
   
  
The Canadian toad is 2-3.5 inches in length.
Source:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Cane Toad - Rhinella marina    
   
    
   
   
  
                    The cane toad is found from Texas south to Peru. It has been introduced to Florida, Hawaii, the Caribbean, and Austrralia.
                  Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                     
Cane Toad - Rhinella marina   
   
   
   
   
  
The cane toad is a lage toad and can be as much as 9 inches in length.
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Cane Toad - Rhinella marina   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
The cane toad is also known as the giant marine toad.
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                    Cannatella's Plump Toad - Osornophryne talipes   
     
  
                    The Cannatella's plump toad is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Carvalho's Tree Toad - Dendrophryniscus carvalhoi   
   
   
   
                  Carvalho's tree toad is found in Brazil. 
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Caucasian Toad - Bufo verrucosissimus   
    
  
The caucasian toad is found in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Russia, and Turkey.
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Cayenne Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus flavescens   
   
  
The cayenne stubfoot toad is found in French Guiana.
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Central Coast Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus franciscus   
    
  
The Central Coast stubfoot toad is found in French Guiana.
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Chimalapa Toad - Incilius tutelarius   
   
  
                    The Chimalapa  toad is found in Guatemala and Mexico. 
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Chimalapa Toad - Incilius tutelarius   
   
  
The Chimalapa  toad is threatened by habitat loss.
Source: University of Texas at Arlington Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Chirinda Toad - Mertensophryne anotis   
   
  
The Chirinda toad is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Chiriqui Harlequin Frog - Atelopus chiriquiensis   
   
  
The Chiriqui harlequin frog is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Cloud Forest Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus sorianoi   
   
  
The cloud forest stubfoot toad is found in Venezuela.
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Colorado River Toad - Incilius alvarius    
   
   
  
                    The Colorado River toad is found in Arizona, New Mexico, California, and northern Mexico.
                  Source: Animal Diversity Web  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                   
Colorado River Toad - Incilius alvarius   
   
   
   
  
The Colorado River toad is also known as the Sonoran Desert toad.
Source: California Herps Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Colorado River Toad - Incilius alvarius   
   
   
   
  
The Colorado River toad is mostly nocturnal.
 Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School  
Colorado River Toad - Incilius alvarius   
   
   
   
  
Adult Colorado River toads are around 7 inches in length.
Source: Reptiles of Arizona Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Common Toad - Bufo bufo   
   
   
   
   
   
  
The common toad is found in Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Common Toad - Bufo bufo   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
The common toad can live to be 40 years old.
Source: BBC  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Common Toad - Bufo bufo   
   
   
   
   
  
The common toad is most active at night.
Source: Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Confusing Toad - Incilius perplexus   
   
  
                    The confusing  toad is found in  Mexico. 
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                     
Cuban High-crested Toad - Peltophryne gundlachi   
   
  
The Cuban high-crested  toad is found in Cuba. 
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Cuban Long-Nosed Toad - Peltophryne longinasus   
     
  
The Cuban long-nosed toad is found in Cuba.
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Cuban Long-Nosed Toad - Peltophryne longinasus   
   
    
  
The Cuban long-nosed toad is found in woods and forests.
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  Cuban Pine Toad - Peltophryne cataulaciceps   
    
  
                    The Cuban pine toad is found in Cuba.
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  Cuban Small-Eared Toad - Peltophryne empusa   
    
  
                    The Cuban small toad is found in Cuba.
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Cuban Spotted Toad - Peltophryne taladai   
    
  
                    The Cuban spotted toad is found in Cuba.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Dhofar Toad - Bufo dhufarensis   
   
    
  
The Dhofar toad is found in Oman, Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Dodson's Toad - Bufo  dodsoni   
   
    
  
Dodson's toad is found in Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
El Chape Toad - Rhinella justinianoi   
    
  
The El Chape toad is found in Bolivia.
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Falcon Toad - Rhinella sternosignata   
    
  
The falcon toad is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Four-Digit Toad - Didynamipus sjostedti   
    
  
The four-digit toad is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria.
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Fowler's Toad - Anaxyrus fowleri   
   
   
   
  
                    Fowler's toad is found in most areas of eastern United States from southern New Hampshire south to northern Florida and west to Michigan, eastern Oklahoma, and eastern Texas. Fowler's toad is also found in Canada on the banks of the Erie. 
                  Source: AmpibiaWeb  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                      
Fowler's Toad - Anaxyrus fowleri   
   
   
   
  
Fowler's toad is found in open woodlands, sand prairies, meadows, and beaches.
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                    Golden Arrow Poison Frog - Atelopus zeteki   
   
    
  
                    The golden arrow poison frog  is found in Panama.
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Golden Arrow Poison Frog - Atelopus zeteki   
   
    
   
  
The golden arrow poison frog   is also known as the Panamanian golden frog.
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Golden Arrow Poison Frog - Atelopus zeteki   
   
    
  
The golden arrow poison frog  is found in lowland rainforests.
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                    Golden Toad - Incilius periglenes   
   
   
   
  
                    The golden toad was found in Costa Rica. There have been no recorded sightings of it since 1989.
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Golden Toad - Incilius periglenes   
   
   
  
 
                    Male golden toads were a bright yellow-orange. Females were black with red blotches edged in yellow.
Source: Animal Diversity Web  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Great Plains Toad - Anaxyrus cognatus   
   
  
                    The Great Plains toad is found from southwest Manitoba, Canada, to southeast Alberta, Canada and south to Texas,  Utah and southeast California  south into Mexico.
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Great Plains Toad - Anaxyrus cognatus   
   
   
  
                    Great Plains toads live in damp areas in open grasslands and farm fields.
Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Elementary  School  
Great Plains Toad - Anaxyrus cognatus   
   
   
   
  
Female Great Plains toads are larger than males.
Source: Montana  Field Guide  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle  School  
Great Plains Toad - Anaxyrus cognatus   
   
   
   
  
                  Great Plains toads are 2-5 inches in length.
                  Source: Reptiles of Arizona Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Anaxyrus compactilis    
   
   
   
                    Anaxyrus compactilis is found in Mexico.
Source: AmphibiaWeb  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School  
Western Green Toad - Anaxyrus debilis    
   
   
   
  
                    Western green  toads are fround from Colorado and Kansas south to Mexico.
Source: Reptiles of Arizona Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                      
Western Green Toad - Anaxyrus debilis    
   
   
   
  
Western green  toads are nocturnal.
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                    Green Toad - Pseudepidalea viridis   
    
   
   
  
                    The green toad is found across much of Europe.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Guajira Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus carrikeri   
   
  
                    The Guajira stubfoot toad is found in Colombia.
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                    Guanujo Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus guanujo   
   
   
                    The Guanujo stubfoot toad is found in Ecuador.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Hainan Flathead Toad - Parapelophryne scalpta   
   
  
                  The Hainan flathead toad is found in China.
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Harlequin Frog - Atelopus erythropus   
   
  
                    The harlequin frog is found in Peru.
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Herveo Plump Toad - Osornophryne percrassa   
   
  
The Herveo plump toad is found in Colombia.
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Houston Toad - Anaxyrus houstonensis   
   
   
  
                    The Houston toad is found in southeastern Texas.
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Houston Toad - Anaxyrus houstonensis   
   
   
   
  
The Houston toad prefers habitats with sandy soil.
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Houston Toad - Anaxyrus houstonensis   
   
   
   
  
Habitat loss and drought threaten the Houston toad.
Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Houston Toad - Anaxyrus houstonensis   
   
   
   
  
The Houston toad is 2-3.5 inches in length.
Source: Bastorop County, Texas Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Houston Toad - Anaxyrus houstonensis   
   
   
   
  
Efforts are under way to insure the survival of the Houston toad in the wild.
Source: Association of Zoos and Aquariums Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Little Mexican Toad - Anaxyrus kelloggi    
   
   
   
                  The little Mexican toad is found on the Pacific coastal plains of Mexico.
                    Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School   
Southwestern Toad - Anaxyrus mexicanus   
   
   
                  The Southwestern toad is found in conifer forests in Mexico.
                    Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School   
Huila Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus ebenoides   
    
  
The Huila stubfoot toad is found in Colombia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Incachaca Toad - Bufo quechua   
    
  
The Incachaca toad is found in Bolivia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Kadamaian Stream Toad - Ansonia hanitschi   
    
  
The Kadamaian stream toad is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Kihansi Spray Toad - Nectophrynoides asperginis   
    
  
The Kihansi spray toad was found in Tanzania.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Kotagama’s Dwarf Toad - Bufo kotagamai   
    
  
Kotagama’s dwarf toad is found in Sri Lanka.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Koyna Toad - Xanthophryne koynayensis   
    
  
The Koyna toad is found in India.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Long-Fingered Slender Toad - Ansonia longidigita   
    
  
The Long-fingered slender toad is found in Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Longnose Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus longirostris   
   
  
                    The longnose stubfoot frog was found in nothern Ecuador.
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                   
Puerto Rican Crested  Toad - Peltophryne lemur  
    
  
The Puerto Rican crested toad is found in Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Puerto Rican Crested  Toad - Peltophryne lemur   
   
    
  
The Puerto Rican crested toad gets its name from the crests above its eyes.
Source: AmphibiWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
  
  Luidan Stream Toad - Ansonia platysoma   
    
  
                    The Luidan stream toad is found in Malaysia.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
  
  Lynch's Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus lynchi   
    
  
                    Lynch's stubfoot toad is found in Ecuador.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Malcolm’s Ethiopia Toad - Altiphrynoides malcolmi   
    
  
                    Malcolm’s Ethiopia  toad is found in Ethiopia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Marbled Tree Toad - Pedostibes rugosus   
   
  
                    The marbled tree toad is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                   
Mertens’ Smalltongue Toad - Werneria mertensiana   
    
  
The Mertens’ smalltongue toad is found in Cameroon.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Mesilau Stream Toad - Ansonia guibei   
   
  
The Mesilau stream toad is found in Malaysia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Mindo Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus mindoensis   
    
  
The Mindo stubfoot toad is found in Ecuador.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Montevideo Red-Belly Toad - Melanophryniscus montevidensis   
    
  
The Montevideo red-belly toad is found in Brazil and Uruguay.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Morogoro Tree Toad - Nectophrynoides viviparus   
    
  
The Morogoro tree  toad is found in Tanzania.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Mucubaji Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus mucubajiensis   
    
  
The Mucubaji stubfoot toad is found in Venezuela.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Muller's Toad - Ansonia muelleri   
    
  
Muller's toad is found in the Philippines.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Napo Plump Toad - Osornophryne antisana   
    
  
The Napo plump toad is found in Ecuador.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Napo Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus planispina   
    
  
The Napo stubfoot toad is found in Ecuador.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Natterjack Toad - Epidalea  calamita   
   
   
     
   
  
The Natterjack toad is found in southern, western and northern Europe.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Natterjack Toad - Epidalea  calamita   
   
   
    
   
   
  
The Natterjack toad is said to be the loudest amphibian in Europe.
Source: BBC  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
  
  Nigerian Toad - Bufo perreti   
    
  
                    The Nigerian toad is found in Nigeria.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
  
  Noellert’s Toad - Duttaphrynus noellerti   
    
  
                    Noellert’s  toad is found in Sri Lanka.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
  
  Oak Toad - Anaxyrus quercicus   
    
  
                    The oak toad is found in the southeastern United States.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Oak Toad - Anaxyrus quercicus   
   
    
  
The oak toad is the smallest toad in North America.
Source: Savannah River Ecology Lab  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Oak Toad - Anaxyrus quercicus   
   
    
   
  
The oak toad has a yellow stripe down the center of its back.
Source: Florida Wildlife Extension Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Oak Toad - Anaxyrus quercicus   
   
    
   
  
The oak toad's call is a high pitched peep that sounds like the call of a young chicken.
Source: Herps of NC  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Oak Toad - Anaxyrus quercicus   
   
   
  
                    The oak toad is found in moist, grassy areas near pine or oak savannahs with sandy soil.
Source: Animal Diversity Web Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Osgood’s Ethiopian Toad - Spinophrynoides osgoodi   
    
  
                    Osgood’s Ethiopian toad is found in Ethiopia.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Pass Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus senex   
    
  
                    The Pass stubfoot toad is found in Costa Rica.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Pebas Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus spumarius   
    
  
                    The Pebas stubfoot toad is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Peru Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus peruensis   
    
  
                    The Peru stubfoot toad is found in Peru.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Pirre Mountain Frog - Atelopus glyphus   
    
   
  
                    The Pirre Mountain toad is found in Colombia and Panama.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Pulo Tioman Stream Toad - Ansonia tiomanica   
    
  
                    The Pulo Tioman stream toad is found in Malaysia.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog - Atelopus cruciger   
   
    
  
                    The Rancho Grande harlequin toad is found in Venezuela.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Red-Belly Toad - Melanophryniscus dorsalis  
    
    
  
The red-belly toad is found in Brazil.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Red -Nosed Stub-Footed Toad - Atelopus oxyrhynchus   
   
    
  
The red-nosed stub-footed toad is found in Venezuela.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Red-Spotted Toad - Rhinella rubropunctata   
    
  
The red-spotted toad is found in Argentina and Chile.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Red-spotted Toad - Anaxyrus punctatus   
   
   
   
  
                    The red-spotted toad is found from California, Nevada, central Utah, Colorado, and southwestern Kansas south to southern Baja California and central Mexico.
                  Source: Reptiles of Arizona Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                      
Red-spotted Toad - Anaxyrus punctatus   
   
   
   
  
The red-spotted toad is  1.5 - 3 inches in length.
Source: California Herps Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
                  
Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus balios   
   
  
The Rio Pescado stubfoot toad is found in Ecuador.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
  
                    Rivera Red-Belly Toad - Melanophryniscus devincenzii   
    
  
                    The Rivera red-belly toad is found in Argentina and Uruguay.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
  
                    Roraima Bush Toad - Oreophrynella quelchii   
    
  
                    The Roraima bush toad is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
  
                    Rose’s Mountain Toad - Capensibufo rosei   
    
  
                    Rose’s mountain toad is found in South Africa.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Saint Andrew's Cross Toadlet - Pelophryne signata    
   
   
    
 
                  This tiny toad, no bigger than a man's thumbnail, is found in Brunei  and Malaysia.
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Saint Andrew's Cross Toadlet - Pelophryne signata   
   
   
    
 
                  The Saint Andrew's cross toadlet is found in lowland tropical moist forests.
 Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School  
Salta Toad - Rhinella rumbolli   
     
  
The Salta toad is found in Argentina.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Schmidt's Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus pachydermus   
    
  
 Schmidt's stubfoot toad is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Small-Eared Toad - Duttaphrynus microtympanum   
    
  
The small-eared  toad is found in India.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Sonoran Green Toad - Anaxyrus retiformis    
   
   
   
  
                    The Sonoran green toad is  found from south-central Arizona  south to Sonora, Mexico
                  Source: Reptiles of Arizona Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                      
Sonoran Green Toad - Anaxyrus retiformis   
   
   
   
  
The Sonoran green toad is 1.5-2.3 inches in length.
Source: California Herps Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Southern Crested Toad - Bufo guentheri   
    
  
                    The southern crested toad is found in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Southern Round-Gland Toad - Incilius ibarrai   
    
  
                    The southern round-gland toad is found in Guatemala and Honduras.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Southern Toad - Anaxyrus terrestris    
   
   
  
                    The southern toad is found in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of the southeastern U.S. from North Carolina to Florida and west to eastern Louisiana.
                  Source: Animal Diversity Web  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                   
Southern Toad - Anaxyrus terrestris   
   
    
   
  
The southern toad is found in sandy areas, marshes, and mixed hardwood swamps.
Source: Florida Wildlife Extension  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Southern Toad - Anaxyrus terrestris   
   
   
   
  
The southern toad usually eats small invertebrates, but it will eat anything it can swallow.
 Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School 
Spiny Slender Toad - Ansonia spinulifer   
   
  
                    The spiny slender toad is found in Indonesia and Malaysiaa.
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                   
Spiny Slender Toad - Ansonia spinulifer   
   
   
  
The spiny slender toad is threatened by deforestation.
 Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School 
Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus nahumae   
    
  
The stubfoot toad is found in Colombia.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Three-Colored Harlequin Toad - Atelopus tricolor   
    
  
The three-colored harlequin toad is found in Bolivia and Peru.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Toad  - Mountain  Harlequin Frog - Atelopus certus   
    
  
The Toad-Mountain  harlequin frog  is found in Panama.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Torres Red-Belly Toad - Melanophryniscus macrogranulosus   
     
  
                    The Torres red-belly toad is found in Brazil.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Tree Toad - Churamiti maridadi   
    
  
                    The tree toad is found in Tanzania.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Upper Amazon Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus seminiferus   
    
  
                    The Upper Amazon stubfoot toad is found in Peru.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Uzungwe Scarp Tree Toad - Nectophrynoides wendyae   
    
  
                    The Uzungwe scarp tree  toad is found in Tanzania.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Uzungwe Toad - Bufo uzunguensis   
    
  
                    The Uzungwe toad is found in Tanzania.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Venezuela Pebble Toad - Oreophrynella nigra   
    
   
  
                    The Venezuela pebble toad is found in Venezuela.
                    Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
                    
                    Veragoa Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus varius   
    
  
                    The Veragoa stubfoot  toad is found in Costa Rica and Panama. It is also known as the Harlequin frog.
                  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Veragoa Stubfoot Toad - Atelopus varius   
   
    
  
The male Veragoa stubfoot  toad does not have a vocal sac. It attracts females with visual displays.
Source: Animal Diversity Web  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
  
  Volcan Tacana Toad - Incilius tacanensis   
    
  
                    The Volcan Tacana toad is found in Guatemala and Mexico.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
  
  Warty Asian Tree Toad - Pedostibes tuberculosus   
    
  
                    The warty Asian tree toad is found in India.
  Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Western Nimba Toad - Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis   
    
  
The Western Nimba toad is found in Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Western Toad - Anaxyrus boreas   
   
  
The western toad is found from southern Alaska south to Baja California, Mexico and east to the Rocky Mountains in west-central Alberta, Canada and south to Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado. It is also known as the boreal toad.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Western Toad - Anaxyrus boreas   
   
   
   
  
                  In the spring and the summer, the  western toad is usually found at the water's edge or basking on partially submerged logs.
 Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School 
Western Toad - Anaxyrus boreas   
   
   
  
                  The  western toad is 3.5-4 inches in length.
  Source: Montana Field Guide Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Western Toad - Anaxyrus boreas   
   
   
  
                  Instead of hopping, the western toad usually walks.
  Source:  British Columbia Frogwatch Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Woodhouse's Toad - Anaxyrus woodhousii    
   
   
   
  
                  Woodhouse's toad is  found  throughout most of the central and southwestern U.S. as well as in  northern Mexico.
                  Source: Reptiles of Arizona Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                  
Woodhouse's Toad - Anaxyrus woodhousii   
   
   
   
  
Woodhouse's toad is  found in a variety of habitats.
 Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School  
Wyoming Toad - Bufo  baxteri   
   
   
   
                  The Wyoming toad is only found in captivity in Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming.
                Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School                 
Wyoming Toad - Bufo  baxteri   
   
   
   
  
  Until the 1970s, the Wyoming toad was common in the Laramie Plains in Albany County, Wyoming.
Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Yala Toad - Duttaphrynus atukoralei   
    
  
The Yala toad is found in Sri Lanka.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Yosemite Toad - Anaxyrus canorus   
    
  
The Yosemite toad is found in California in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Source: Arkive Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Yosemite Toad - Anaxyrus canorus   
   
    
   
  
The Yosemite toad is found in wet mountain meadows, willow thickets, and the borders of forests.
Source: California Herps Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School   
Yosemite Toad - Anaxyrus canorus   
   
   
  
The Yosemite toad is active during the day. At night it burrows into the ground or rest under a log or in a rodent tunnel.
Source: Animal Diversity Web  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle School  
Yosemite Toad - Anaxyrus canorus   
   
    
   
 
The Yosemite toad hibernates from late September until the spring.
 Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School  
Cururu Toad - Rhinella schneideri    
   
   
   
   
                The Cururu toad is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
                  Source: AmphibiaWeb Intended Audience: General Reading Level: High School  
Cururu Toad - Rhinella schneideri   
   
   
   
The Cururu toad has  glands the excrete poison on the sides of its head and on the back of its legs.
Source: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums  Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Middle  School  





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