Southern Toad

Anaxyrus terrestris

The Southern Toad is a small, bumpy toad that loves to hop around in the warm sun. They have a special call that sounds like a musical trill, especially during rainy nights.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Southern Toad is typically brown, gray, or reddish with dark spots and often has a distinct light stripe down its back. It has warty, dry skin and two large, prominent glands behind its eyes, which distinguish it from many frogs.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAmphibiaOrdenAnuraFamiliaBufonidaeGéneroAnaxyrus

Southern Toad

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

A group of Southern Toads hanging out together is surprisingly called a "knot" of toads.

Males have a super loud, trilling "werrrr" call to attract mates from far away.

Southern Toads swallow food by pulling their eyeballs inward to help push it down!

Unlike us, these toads absorb all the water they need right through their skin!

Habilidades especiales

Southern Toads have special glands behind their eyes that squirt a bad-tasting poison to warn off predators.

Southern Toads can dig themselves backward into the soil with their strong hind legs to hide from danger or stay cool.

Southern Toads can subtly change their skin color to better match their surroundings, helping them hide from sharp-eyed predators.

Southern Toads can shoot out their long, sticky tongue incredibly fast to snatch up insects and other small prey.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 5-11 cm
Peso: 0.02-0.07 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 2 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 2000-4000
Metamorfosis: 40-70 días

Dieta y alimentación

These toads are expert insect hunters, using their sticky tongues to catch all sorts of small critters.

Diferencias por edad: Tadpoles eat algae and plant bits, but adults are hunters of insects and small invertebrates.

Alimentos principales

beetles
ants
crickets
slugs
earthworms
spiders

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Common Garter Snakes frequently prey on Southern Toads and their young.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons often hunt and eat toads they find foraging at night.

hunts

Field Cricket

Gryllus assimilis

Southern Toads frequently catch and eat field crickets using their sticky tongues.

hunts

Black Slug

Arion ater

Slugs, like the black slug, are a common food source for these toads.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.