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Western Toad

Amphibians

The western toad is native to a broad range of western North America, from Baja California north through the western United States into British Columbia and southeastern Alaska. It has warty, olive to gray-brown skin with a pale stripe down the back and, unlike most toads, males lack a vocal sac and produce only a soft chirping sound rather than a loud advertisement trill. It occupies an unusually wide range of elevations, from coastal lowland wetlands and forests up to alpine meadows and ponds well above the treeline. Populations in parts of the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest have declined sharply since the late twentieth century, a decline linked in part to chytrid fungus infection, and the species is now considered a conservation concern across significant portions of its range even though it remains common elsewhere.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Insectivore 1
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 4
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 5
Scientific Name
Anaxyrus boreas 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anaxyrus, Taxa
Source Western Toad (Wikidata)

In Biome

Alpine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Western Toad
Lake, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Western Toad
Riparian Zone, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Western Toad
River, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Western Toad
Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Western Toad

In Ecosystem

Yellowstone, Ecosystems
Source Wikidata: Mountain Goat
Additional Source Yellowstone National Park (Wikipedia)Article text
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Western Toad
Wikipedia
  • Food habits
    Their diet consists largely of bees, beetles, ants, and arachnids.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: Riparian Zone, Habitat
    The boreal toad is found in the Rocky Mountains in aspen (Populus spp.) groves and riparian forests.
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitat
    In California, optimal habitat for the western toad includes wet or dry mountain meadows or riparian deciduous forest with available open water for breeding.
  • In Biome: Alpine, Habitat
    Suitable habitat includes blue oak (Quercus douglasii) savanna, gray pine-oak forest (Pinus sabiniana-Quercus spp.), mixed conifer forest, and alpine meadows.
  • In Biome: Lake, Preferred habitat
    They are usually found in or near ponds, lakes (including saline lakes), reservoirs, rivers, and streams within the above-mentioned habitats.
  • In Biome: River, Preferred habitat
    They are usually found in or near ponds, lakes (including saline lakes), reservoirs, rivers, and streams within the above-mentioned habitats.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Western Toad (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q2191167 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Anaxyrus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q2279985 (Anaxyrus)
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4. NatureServe Explorer: Anaxyrus boreas
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Anfibios","language":"ES"},{"name":"Amphibiens","language":"FR"},{"name":"Amphibians","language":"EN"},{"name":"两栖纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Bufonidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 289
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 289
"cites_listing":"I/NC","eu_listing":"A/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":"Anura","family":"Bufonidae"},"synonyms":[{"id":39109,"full_name":"Bufo boreas exsul","author_year":"Baird & Girard, 1852","rank":"SUBSPECIES"},{"id":36631,"full_name":"Bufo kavirensis","author_year":"Andrén & Nilson, 1979","rank":"SPECIES"},{"id":32631,"full_name":"Bufo shaartusiensis","author_year":"Pisanets, Mezhzherin & Shcherbak, 1996","rank":"SPECIES"}],"common_names":[{"name":"Sapos","language":"ES"},{"name":"Crapauds Vivipares, Grenouille De Zetek, Crapauds, Nectophrynoïdes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Toads","language":"EN"},{"name":"蟾蜍科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Yellowstone National Park (Wikipedia)
In Ecosystem: Yellowstone, Article text
Quote, In Ecosystem: Yellowstone, Article text
Four species of amphibians are present: the boreal chorus frog, tiger salamander, western toad and Columbia spotted frog.
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