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Yosemite Toad

Anaxyrus canorus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 114, February 98, March 102, April 127, May 123, June 91, July 127, August 105, September 100, October 103, November 132, December 102.
United States2,497
California1,248
Nevada1,248
Kansas1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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