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As of November 2024, there were 451 species on the official list. [1] Of them, 193 have been documented as breeding in the state, [2] and 125 are review species as defined below. [3] Eight species found in Ohio have been introduced to North America. Two species on the list are extinct, two more might be, and four have been extirpated. Birds ...
The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) [3] is a common species of toad found throughout Canada and the eastern United States. It is divided into three subspecies: the eastern American toad ( A. a. americanus ), the dwarf American toad ( A. a. charlesmithi ) and the rare Hudson Bay toad ( A. a. copei ).
In 2004, the western spadefoot toad was the only member of the family Scaphiopodidae to be classified as near threatened by the ICUN Red List. [16] All other species, including the eastern spadefoot, were listed as least concern. Presently, all species' conservation status require reviewing.
Two such paths, the Atlantic Flyway and the Mississippi Flyway, overlap above Ohio. Of the nearly 2,000 species of birds that live in North America, 450 have been documented visiting the state.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species considers the common toad as being of "least concern". This is because it has a wide distribution and is, over most of its range, a common species. It is not particularly threatened by habitat loss because it is adaptable and is found in deciduous and coniferous forests, scrubland, meadows, parks and gardens.
The western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) is a large toad species, between 5.6 and 13 cm (2.2 and 5.1 in) long, native to western North America. [1] [3] [4] A. boreas is frequently encountered during the wet season on roads, or near water at other times. It can jump a considerable distance for a toad.
Bufo is a genus of true toads in the amphibian family Bufonidae.As traditionally defined, it was a wastebasket genus containing a large number of toads from much of the world but following taxonomic reviews most of these have been moved to other genera, leaving only seventeen extant species from Europe, northern Africa and Asia in this genus, including the well-known common toad (B. bufo). [1]
A similar species is Hurter's spadefoot toad, which was once considered a subspecies of S. holbrookii. [6] Unlike some other spadefoot toad species, such as Spea multiplicata (the Mexican or desert spadefoot) or Spea bombifrons (the plains spadefoot toad), Scaphiopus holbrookii never naturally develop cannibal tadpoles through phenotypic ...