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Anaxyrus houstonensis (Houston Toad)

Synonyms: Bufo americanus houstonensis; Bufo houstonensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Houston toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis, formerly Bufo houstonensis) is an endangered species of amphibian that is endemic to Texas in the United States. This toad was discovered in the late 1940s and named in 1953. Official estimates are that just 3,000–4,000 adult Houston toads are left in the world.
View Wikipedia Record: Anaxyrus houstonensis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Anaxyrus houstonensis

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
47
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.55
EDGE Score: 3.79
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Female Maturity [1]  1 year
Male Maturity [1]  1 year
Litter Size [1]  3,356
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years 4 months
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Snout to Vent Length [1]  3.11 inches (7.9 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
East Central Texas forests United States Nearctic Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Texas blackland prairies United States Nearctic Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands
Western Gulf Coastal grasslands Mexico, United States Nearctic Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands  

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External References

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Provided by Center for Biological Diversity via Myxer Author: David Cannatella, Texas Memorial Museum / UT Austin

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, 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.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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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