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Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
American ToadAnaxyrus americanus
Fowler's ToadAnaxyrus fowleri
Oak ToadAnaxyrus quercicus
Cane ToadRhinella marina
Gulf Coast ToadIncilius nebulifer
Eastern SpadefootScaphiopus holbrookii
Greenhouse FrogEleutherodactylus planirostris
European ToadBufo bufo
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 33,578 |
|---|---|
| South Carolina | 3,763 |
| Georgia | 3,220 |
| North Carolina | 3,215 |
| Alabama | 2,483 |
| Mississippi | 1,235 |
| Virginia | 812 |
| Louisiana | 603 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
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
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Amphibians · Amphibia |
| Order | Frogs and Toads · Anura |
| Family | True Toads · Bufonidae |
| Genus | North American Toads · Anaxyrus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Southern Toad with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.