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Canadian Toad

Anaxyrus hemiophrys

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Manitoba.January 24, February 26, March 33, April 107, May 258, June 268, July 200, August 157, September 299, October 65, November 31, December 24.
Canada2,232
Manitoba1,101
United States1,044
Alaska450
Nunavut379
Minnesota302
Saskatchewan190
Alberta177
North Dakota157
South Dakota97

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

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