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The juvenile toad looks similar to the adult, but has more prominent ventral spotting and the undersides of its feet are yellow. The male red-spotted toad has a dusky throat and develops nuptial pads during the breeding season. [4] It may hybridize with the western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) in some locations, possibly with other toad species too. [3]
Rhinella rubropunctata (common name: red-spotted toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in southern Chile and Argentina. [1] [2] Its natural habitats are humid to xeric temperate forests and open environments. It tolerates a certain degree of disturbance.
Great Plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus), red-spotted toad (Anaxyrus punctatus), and Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousei). Like many other toads, they are active foragers and feed on invertebrates, lizards, small mammals, and amphibians. The most active season for toads is May–September, due to greater rainfalls (needed for breeding purposes).
Oreolalax rhodostigmatus (Guizhou lazy toad or red-spotted toothed toad) is a species of amphibian in the family Megophryidae. It is endemic to central and south-central China where it can be found in Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Hunan provinces. [2] While its distribution is relatively wide, it is known from only few locations.
Anaxyrus, containing the North American toads, is a genus of true toads in the family Bufonidae. [1] The genus is endemic to North and Central America , and contains many familiar North American toad species such as the American toad , Woodhouse's toad , and the western toad .
Railroad Valley toad, Anaxyrus nevadensis [7] [8] [n 1] Red-spotted toad, Anaxyrus punctatus LC Oak toad, Anaxyrus quercicus LC Sonoran green toad, Anaxyrus retiformis LC Texas toad, Anaxyrus speciosus LC Southern toad, Anaxyrus terrestris LC Woodhouse's toad, Anaxyrus woodhousii LC Dixie Valley toad, Anaxyrus williamsi [7] [n 4]
The fire-bellied toads are a group of six species of small frogs (most species typically no longer than 1.6 in or 4.1 cm) belonging to the genus Bombina.. The name "fire-bellied" is derived from the brightly colored red- or yellow-and-black patterns on the toads' ventral regions, which act as aposematic coloration, a warning to predators of the toads' reputedly foul taste.
The toad is gray, brown, and green in color, with darker colored blotching. It can grow to anywhere between 2 and 4.5 inches (5.1 and 11.4 cm) in length. Its primary diet is various species of cutworms. It prefers grassland habitat with loose soil that is easy to burrow in. Breeding occurs throughout the spring and summer months, most often ...