#1925 · 🐸 amphibians

Southern Toad

🇳🇱 Zuidelijke pad ·Anaxyrus terrestris

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The southern toad ( Bufo terrestris or Anaxyrus terrestris ) is a true toad native to the southeastern United States, from eastern Louisiana and southeastern Virginia south to Florida. It often lives in areas with sandy soils. It is nocturnal and spends the day in a burrow. Its coloring is usually brown but can be red, gray, or black. It is approximately 8 cm (3 inches) long.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 36,696iNaturalist 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.
36,696 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre in 1789 (237 years ago).