Frogs and Toads
Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
Across the regions where it's common, the Great Plains Toad peaks from June to September.
Shows up in 6 ecoregions and 8 states
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Frogs and Toads
Great Plains Toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
Description
The Great Plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus) is a relatively large species of true toad native to central North America. The Great Plains toad is grey, brown, and green in color, with darker colored blotching.Wikipedia ↗
Habitat
The amphibian is native throughout the Canadian Prairies (northern Great Plains) in southern Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan; and into northern Mexico in the Sonoran Desert and Mexican Plateau. The great plains toad feeds a range of insects such as lepidopterans, dipterans, hymenopterans, coleopterans, ants, and termites.Wikipedia ↗
When it's active
Breeding takes place in temporary water bodies such as rain pools, flooded areas, and ponds; they can also use margins of reservoirs. The eggs and larvae develop in shallow water and metamorphose after 17 to 45 days.Wikipedia ↗
When and where it's active
Each row is its own calendar, counted from records in that area. Seasons shift by place.
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States
About the Great Plains Toad
When is the Great Plains Toad most active?
Across the regions where it's common, the Great Plains Toad peaks from June to September.
Where does the Great Plains Toad live?
It has enough records to show in 6 ecoregions and 8 states, including Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, and New Mexico.