Anaxyrus microscaphus (Arizona Toad) | Natural Heritage New Mexico

Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Craniata

Class: Amphibia

Order: Anura

Family: Bufonidae

Genus: Anaxyrus

Species: microscaphus

Arizona Toad - Anaxyrus microscaphus

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus) is a medium-sized (8 cm) warty toad that is distributed across Arizona and into neighboring California, Nevada, Utah, and New Mexico. They can be found in rocky streams in pine-oak forests or willow and cottonwood-dominated forests, or anthropogenic habitats. They may breed in main stem rivers or side channels and pools depending on flow conditions. They are threatened by habitat alteration, climate change, drought, forest fires, disease, and replacement by and hybridization with Woodhouse?s toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii).

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S3

State Status:

Federal Status:

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 112

Number of Mapped Locations: 774

Number of Observations: 879

Observation date range: 09-01-1933 to 08-01-2024

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
Biota Information System of New Mexico (BISON-M)
NatureServe Explorer
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
New Mexico State Wildlife Action Plan (NMSWAP)

Species Related Publications

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Year
2009

Citation

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 2009. Scanned field data sheets for the Chiricahua leopard frog from 2000-2002, 2004-2009.

Keywords

Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Rana chiricahuensis
survey

Reference Code
C09DGF01NMUS

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Year
2012

Citation

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 2012. Copy of the departments year-end-reports permit database.

Keywords

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
state
New Mexico
herpetofauna
Avian
mammal
invertebrates
Gastropod

Reference Code
D12DGF01NMUS

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Year
2013

Citation

Park, B. 2013. Gila National Forest GIS wildlife data. Gila National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.

Keywords

wildlife
plants
Anaxyrus microscaphus
Arizona toad

Reference Code
D13GIL01NMUS

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Year
2017

Citation

Christman, B. 2017. FWS Annual Permit Report and Data for Chiricahua Leopard Frog, Narrow-headed and Mexican Gartersnakes, and New Mexico Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake. FWS Permit TE-071287-1. Albuquerque, NM.

Keywords

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narrow-headed garter snake
Mexican garter snake
Chiricahua Leopard Frog
New Mexico ridgenose rattlesnake
Thamnophis eques
Thamnophis rufipunctatus
Lithobates chiricahuensis
crotalus willardi
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Reference Code
E17CHR01NMUS

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Year
2017

Citation

Giermakowski, T. 2017. Historic herpetology field notes for Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico.

Keywords

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Lithobates chiricahuensis
Lithobates catesbeianus
Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Bullfrog
Thamnophis rufipunctatus
Thamnophis eques
Mexican garter snake
narrow-headed garter snake
Lithobates chiricahuensis
Lithobates catesbeianus
Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Bullfrog
Thamnophis rufipunctatus
Thamnophis eques
Mexican garter snake
narrow-headed garter snake

Reference Code
E17MSB01NMUS

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Year
2020

Citation

Christman, B. 2020. FWS permit TE-071287 2020 summary report and data.

Keywords

Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Lithobates chiricahuensis

Reference Code
E20CHR02NMUS

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Year
2012

Citation

Watson, M.L. 2012. New county record for Anaxyrus microscaphus in New Mexico. Submitted to Herpetological Review.

Keywords

Bufo microscaphus

Reference Code
J12WAT01NMUS

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Year
1991

Citation

Jennings, R. 1991. Alamosa Warm Springs. Hand-drawn map of Alamosa Warm Springs locations of 1987-1991 herpetological field work.

Keywords

SOUTHWESTERN TOAD

Reference Code
M91JEN01NMUS

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Year
2000

Citation

Harrison, R.L. 2000. Population status and ecology of Swift Fox in New Mexico. Performance report to NM Department of Game and Fish and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 6 E-43-2. 17p.

Keywords

swift fox
VULPES VELOX

Reference Code
R00HAR01NMUS

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Year
2000

Citation

Painter, C. 2000. Status of Listed and Category Herpetofauna. Completion Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 6 E-31-3. 193 p.

Keywords

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Bufo microscaphus
Lithobates chiricahuensis
Lithobates yavapaiensis
Eumeces callicephalus
Cnemidophorus burti
Senticolis triaspis
Thamnophis eques
Thamnophis proximus
Thamnophis rufipunctatus

Reference Code
R00PAI03NMUS

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Year
2012

Citation

Lane, J.S. 2012. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish 2011 annual report of threatened and endangered species activities to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Section 10 TE-815409. 7p.

Keywords

Thermosphaeroma thermophilum
Canis lupus
Strix occidentalis
Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Gambusia nobilis
Ptychocheilus lucius
Lithobates chiricahuensis
Lithobates blairi

Reference Code
R12LAN01NMUS

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Year
85

Citation

S85FITSBNMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.

Keywords

SOUTHWESTERN TOAD

Reference Code
S85FITSBNMUS

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Year
2013

Citation

Ryan, M. and I. Latella. 2013. Current status of the Arizona toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus) in New Mexico: identification and evaluation of potential threats. Share with Wildlife Final Report. 29p.

Keywords

Arizona toad
Anaxyrus microscaphus
Thamnophis rufipunctatus
narrow-headed garter snake

Reference Code
U13RYA01NMUS

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Year
2014

Citation

Jennings, R.D. and B.L. Christman. 2014. Surveys for Chiricahua leopard frogs in southwestern New Mexico. End of year report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-072495.

Keywords

Lithobates chiricahuensis
Chiricahua Leopard Frog

Reference Code
U14JEN01NMUS

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Year
2014

Citation

Pittenger, J. 2014. Annual report for Research and Recovery Permit No. TE012642-1. Blue Earth Ecological Consultants, Inc. 44 p.

Keywords

Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Lithobates chiricahuensis
Thamnophis rufipunctatus
narrow-headed garter snake
Meda fulgida
Spikedace
Tiaroga cobitis
LOACH MINNOW

Reference Code
U14PIT01NMUS

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Year
2014

Citation

Ryan, M.J., I.M. Latella, J.T. Giermakowski, and H.L. Snell. 2014. Current status of the Arizona Toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus) in New Mexico: Identification and evaluation of potential threats to its persistence. Final report submitted to New Mexico Depart

Keywords

Anaxyrus microscaphus
Arizona toad

Reference Code
U14RYA01NMUS

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Year
2015

Citation

Christman, B. 2015. Permit report for Chiricahua Leopard Frog monitoring. Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-071287.

Keywords

Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Lithobates chiricahuensis
Lithobates blairi
Plains leopard frog
Arizona toad
Anaxyrus microscaphus
mountain treefrog
Hyla wrightorum

Reference Code
U15CHR01NMUS

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Year
2015

Citation

Watson, M. 2015. Rare species observations at Double E Ranch and River Ranch. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Keywords

Lithobates chiricahuensis
Chiricahua Leopard Frog

Reference Code
U15WAT01NMUS

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Year
2016

Citation

Jennings, R. and B. Christman. 2016. Survey report for Chiricahua Leopard Frog and Narrow-headed Gartersnake. Gila Center for Natural History, Western New Mexico University.

Keywords

Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Lithobates chiricahuensis
Thamnophis rufipunctatus
NARROWHEAD GARTER SNAKE

Reference Code
U16JEN01NMUS

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Year
1991

Citation

Jennings, R. et al. 1991. Unpub. field notes for April 8-11, 1991 trip to Alamosa Warm Springs, Beaverhead, Cooney Tanks, Gillette Tank, Reserve and Tularosa River. 6 pp.

Keywords

SOUTHWESTERN TOAD

Reference Code
U91JEN02NMUS

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Year
1991

Citation

Jennings, R. 1991. Bufo microscaphus. Unpub listing of Bufo microscaphus specimens at MSB. 3 pp.

Keywords

SOUTHWESTERN TOAD

Reference Code
U91JEN03NMUS

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Year
1995

Citation

Jennings, R.D. 1995. Investigations of recently viable leopard frog populations in New Mexico: Rana chiricahuensis and Rana yavapaiensis. 36 p.

Keywords

Rana chiricahuensis
Rana yavapaiensis

Reference Code
U95JEN01NMUS

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Year
1996

Citation

Painter, C. 1996. Status of listed and category herps, Section 6 performance report E-31-2. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 10 p.

Keywords

Arizona toad
Chiricahua Leopard Frog
Lithobates chiricahuensis
Anaxyrus microscaphus
Thamnophis rufipunctatus
NARROWHEAD GARTER SNAKE

Reference Code
U96PAI01NMUS

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