Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Amphibia
      Order: Anura
        Family: Bufonidae
          Genus: Anaxyrus
            Species: boreas

Boreal Toad - Anaxyrus boreas

Boreal Toad

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Boreal Toad (Anaxyrus boreas) is a medium-sized (6-10 cm) toad with dry, warty skin. They are distributed along western North America from southern Alaska to Baja California. In New Mexico, they are only found in north-central Rio Arriba County between 2,774-3,200 m in the San Juan Mountains at Canjilon, Trout, and Lagunitas lakes. They inhabit a wide range of aquatic habitats from desert springs to mountain wetlands and will occur at elevations as high as 3,658 m. Because they lack vocal sacs, they do not call, but will occasionally make small chirps, especially when in duress.

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S1

State Status: E

Federal Status: Partial Status [PS]

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status:

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 3

Number of Mapped Locations: 4

Number of Observations: 11

Observation date range: 06-18-1966 to 06-17-2015

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