Wyoming Toad
Anaxyrus baxteri
Adult length averages 2.2 inches from snout to vent. Dorsal surface of body occurs in shades of dark brown, gray, or green with small dark spots and indistinct median lin…
How to identify
Adult length averages 2.2 inches from snout to vent. Dorsal surface of body occurs in shades of dark brown, gray, or green with small dark spots and indistinct median line. Rounded warts across back and medially fused cranial crests. Underbelly is light in color and spotted.
Range
Found solely in Albany County Wyoming, in the Laramie Basin.
Habitat
Semi-aquatic. Found in shortgrass communities within the flood plains, seepage lakes, and ponds of the Laramie Basin.
Variations
Males: slightly smaller than females, dark throat.
Similar species
Great Plains toad - smaller warts Western toad - larger warts
Name and etymology
Genus
Anaxyrus
From Greek meaning a king or chief
Origin
Sources
- Laurenti, 1768. Syn. Rept., p. 25
Bufo. Laurenti, 1768 - Syn. Rept., p. 25
Species epithet
baxteri
Honoring biologist George T. Baxter who discovered the species.
Origin
Sources
- Porter, 1968. Evolution, Vol. 22, p. 593
Bufo baxteri. Porter, 1968 - Evolution, Vol. 22, p. 593
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At a glance
Range
Found solely in Albany County Wyoming, in the Laramie Basin.
Habitat
Semi-aquatic. Found in shortgrass communities within the flood plains, seepage lakes, and ponds of the Laramie Basin.
Guide
Reptiles and Amphibians of North America
Range map
Approximate range. © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap