#1856 · 🐸 amphibians

American Toad

🇳🇱 Amerikaanse pad ·Anaxyrus americanus

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Josh van der Meulen · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Silas Wareham · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Josh van der Meulen · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © Jay Heiser · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Jay Heiser · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. © Mike Leveille · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Jay Heiser · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © Andy Wilson · CC0

what is it?

The American toad ( Anaxyrus americanus ) is a common species of toad found throughout Canada and the eastern United States. It is divided into three subspecies: the eastern American toad ( A. a. americanus ), the dwarf American toad ( A. a. charlesmithi ) and the rare Hudson Bay toad ( A. a. copei ). Recent taxonomic treatments place this species in the genus Anaxyrus instead of Bufo .

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 238,562iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
238,562 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by John Edwards Holbrook in 1836 (190 years ago).