swap_horiz Western Toad Alternatives

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Golden Toad

The Golden Toad ( *Bufo periglenes*) was a small toad species native to a restricted cloud forest region of Costa Rica....

Costa Rica Extinct Toad Anura

9.1 Excellent

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Wood Frog

The Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is the only frog found north of the Arctic Circle and can survive winter by freezi...

North America Frog Anura Freeze Tolerant

8.9 Great

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American Bullfrog

The American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is the largest frog native to North America, reaching up to 20 cm, and h...

Large North America Aquatic Frog

8.4 Great

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Argentine Horned Frog

The Argentine Horned Frog (Ceratophrys ornata) is a large South American ambush predator nicknamed 'Pacman frog' for its...

South America Frog Terrestrial Anura

8.3 Great

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Oriental Fire-bellied Toad

Bombina orientalis, native to northeastern China, Korea, and Russia, displays vivid red-and-black ventral coloration as...

Toxic East Asia Toad Anura

8.2 Great

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Mexican Burrowing Toad

Rhinophrynus dorsalis, the sole living member of family Rhinophrynidae, is a burrowing species native to Mexico and Cent...

Central America Burrowing Toad Anura

8.2 Great

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Midwife Toad

A genus (Alytes) of small European toads in which males carry fertilized egg strings wrapped around their hindlimbs for...

Europe Toad Anura Mouthbrooding

8.2 Great

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Sonoran Desert Toad

The Sonoran Desert Toad (Incilius alvarius) produces 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin in its parotoid glands, making it one of th...

North America Psychoactive Toad Anura

8.1 Great

9

Oriental Firebelly Toad

Bombina orientalis, widely kept in captivity as the Oriental firebelly toad, secretes mild skin toxins, tolerates cool t...

Aquatic East Asia Toad Anura

8.1 Great

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American Toad

The American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a widespread toad of eastern North America that secretes bufotoxin from large...

North America Terrestrial Toad Anura

7.4 Good

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Yosemite Toad

Anaxyrus canorus, endemic to California's Sierra Nevada above 6,000 feet, is listed as threatened under the U.S. Endange...

North America Threatened Toad Anura

7.3 Good

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Couch's Spadefoot

Scaphiopus couchii, native to the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, can remain dormant underground for...

North America Burrowing Toad Anura

7.3 Good

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Eastern Spadefoot Toad

Scaphiopus holbrookii, native to eastern North America, uses a keratinous spade on each hind foot to burrow rapidly into...

North America Burrowing Toad Anura

7.2 Good

14

Plains Spadefoot

Spea bombifrons, native to the North American Great Plains, breeds explosively after heavy rainfall and excavates burrow...

North America Burrowing Toad Anura

7.1 Good

15

Great Plains Toad

The Great Plains Toad (Anaxyrus cognatus) is a large toad of the central US and Mexico known for its very loud prolonged...

North America Burrowing Toad Anura

7.0 Good

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Oak Toad

The Oak Toad (Anaxyrus quercicus) is the smallest toad species in North America, restricted to the southeastern coastal...

Small North America Toad Anura

6.9 Fair

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Fowler's Toad

Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) is an eastern North American species distinguished from the American Toad by its call a...

North America Terrestrial Toad Anura

6.8 Fair

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Red-spotted Toad

The Red-spotted Toad (Anaxyrus punctatus) is a small flattened toad of arid southwestern North America, recognized by di...

North America Arid Toad Anura

6.8 Fair

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Woodhouse's Toad

Woodhouse's Toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii) is one of the larger common toads of central and western North America, named aft...

North America Terrestrial Toad Anura

6.7 Fair

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Southern Toad

The Southern Toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) is endemic to the southeastern coastal plain of the United States, distinguished...

North America Terrestrial Toad Anura

6.7 Fair