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American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 2,042, February 2,095, March 3,314, April 6,488, May 12,465, June 5,842, July 4,398, August 4,322, September 4,183, October 3,424, November 2,141, December 1,910.
United States147,707
Canada41,955
Ontario32,107
New York14,264
Pennsylvania14,083
Ohio10,642
Michigan9,436
Maryland8,726
Virginia7,830
Massachusetts7,735

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Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyTrue Toads · Bufonidae
GenusNorth American Toads · Anaxyrus

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