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Sonoran Green Toad

Anaxyrus retiformis

93 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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24 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 45, February 42, March 55, April 73, May 67, June 33, July 40, August 55, September 36, October 34, November 35, December 40.
United States555
Arizona555
Mexico9
Sonora9

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.

Practise Sonoran Green Toad with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.