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Woodhouse's toad is a robust amphibian and can grow to a maximum snout-vent length of 127 mm (5 in). The head has prominent cranial crests in front of and in between the eyes. The parotoid glands are long and large. The dorsal surface of this toad is grayish-brown or yellowish-brown and it is speckled with small dark spots.
The Rocky Mountain toad or western Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii) is a subspecies in the Woodhouse's toad subgroup. It can be identified by its light middorsal stripe, prominent cranial crests, and elongate parotoid glands. The belly is usually white or yellowish with dark flecks between the forelegs [1]
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.
The Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii) is a medium-sized (4 inches or 10 centimetres) true toad, which is native to the United States and Mexico. There are two recognized subspecies. The epithet woodhousii is in honor of the American physician and naturalist Samuel Washington Woodhouse. [17]
Fowler's toad in leaf litter. Anaxyrus fowleri, Fowler's toad, [3] is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. The species is native to North America, where it occurs in much of the eastern United States and parts of adjacent Canada. [1] [2] It was previously considered a subspecies of Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii, formerly Bufo ...
Red-spotted toad: Found in central and western Texas [20] LC [21] Anaxyrus speciosus: Texas toad: Common throughout western two-thirds of Texas, population declining in the Rio Grande Valley [22] LC [23] Anaxyrus woodhousii: Woodhouse's toad: Found in central, west and north Texas [24] LC [25] Incilius nebulifer: Coastal plains toad
Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest. Dubbed "Toadzilla", the cane toad, an invasive species that poses a threat to Australia's ...
Woodhouse's toad: Anaxyrus woodhousii: Salamanders. There are 5 species of salamanders in Iowa. [1] Common name Scientific name Status in Iowa Picture