#1916 · 🐸 amphibians

Gulf Coast Toad

Incilius nebulifer

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe

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1. © Jeromi Hefner · CC BY 4.0
2. © Diana-Terry Hibbitts · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Jack Cochran · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Michelle Koch · CC BY-NC 4.0
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6. © Kevin Young · CC BY-SA 4.0
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8. © Diana-Terry Hibbitts · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Omar Lopez · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. © John Brush · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Incilius nebulifer , also known as the coastal plains toad or Gulf coast toad , is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found on the coast of Gulf of Mexico from Veracruz in Mexico to Mississippi in the United States. It was removed from the synonymy of Incilius valliceps in 2000. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, both natural and human-altered: coastal prairies, barrier beaches, towns, etc. Breeding takes place in various...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 52,814iNaturalist 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.
52,814 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Charles Frédéric Girard in 1854 (172 years ago).