Wyoming toad

Anaxyrus baxteri

The Wyoming toad is a special little frog that loves to live in wet places. It has a bumpy skin and can be found hopping around in the grass and mud near ponds.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Wyoming toad has grey-green to dark brown warty skin, often with darker spots and a pale stripe down its back. It possesses prominent parotoid glands behind its eyes. This toad is distinct from other toads by its slightly flattened head and lack of pronounced cranial crests.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseAmphibiaOrdenAnuraFamiliaBufonidaeGéneroAnaxyrus

Wyoming toad

Categoría

Anfibios

Rareza

Epic

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Male toads sing loud, trilling songs to attract mates during springtime.

These toads spend chilly winters buried deep in the mud to stay warm.

They were thought to be extinct until a small group was found in 1991!

Wyoming toads are only found in a tiny part of Wyoming, nowhere else on Earth!

Habilidades especiales

Wyoming toad has special glands that release a bad-tasting poison, which helps them deter predators.

Wyoming toad can blend into its muddy and grassy home because of its mottled skin patterns.

Wyoming toad can quickly snatch insects with its long, sticky tongue, which helps them catch fast prey.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 5-7 cm
Peso: 0.028-0.056 kg
Esperanza de vida: 5-10 años
Top Speed: 0.5 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 1000-6000
Metamorfosis: 30-45 días

Dieta y alimentación

These toads are expert bug hunters, feasting on small insects they find on land.

Diferencias por edad: Tadpoles primarily graze on algae and detritus in the water before becoming insect-eating adults.

Alimentos principales

Beetles
Ants
Flies
Grasshoppers
Crickets
Spiders

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

Snakes are common predators of adult toads and juveniles.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Raptors prey on toads when they are active near water.

eats

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Ants are a primary food source for foraging Wyoming toads.

eats

Two-striped Grasshopper

Melanoplus bivittatus

Grasshoppers are a significant food source for these insectivores.

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.

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.