Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Bufonidae > Anaxyrus > Anaxyrus hemiophrysAnaxyrus hemiophrys (Canadian Toad)Synonyms: Bufo americanus hemiophrys; Bufo hemiophrys; Bufo hemiophrys hemiophrys; Bufo woodhousei hemiophrys The Canadian toad (also Dakota toad, Anaxyrus hemiophrys) is a species of toad that ranges from the prairie regions of central Canada south to parts of United States upper midwest. It belongs to the family Bufonidae, the "true" toads. Its specific name is derived from the Latin word hemiophrys, meaning eyebrow, which refers to its pronounced cranial crest between and behind the eye. Anaxyrus hemiophrys displays the typical toad characteristics, they lack a tail and teeth, they have horizontal pupils and their dry skin is thick and warty. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 4.55 EDGE Score: 1.71 |
Female Maturity [1] | 2 years | Male Maturity [1] | 2 years | | Litter Size [2] | 4,677 | Litters / Year [2] | 1 | Maximum Longevity [1] | 13 years | Nocturnal [2] | Yes | Snout to Vent Length [2] | 3.268 inches (8.3 cm) |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Coniferous Forests |
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Mid-Continental Canadian forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Midwestern Canadian Shield forests |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Montana Valley and Foothill grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern Canadian Shield taiga |
Canada |
Nearctic |
Boreal Forests/Taiga |
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Northern mixed grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern short grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Northern tall grasslands |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Upper Midwest forest-savanna transition |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Western Great Lakes forests |
Canada, United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
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Western short grasslands |
United States |
Nearctic |
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data. ♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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