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Great Plains Toad

Anaxyrus cognatus

Photo by Tamarac Denis
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found on trail between mixed forest and grass & shrub

Notes:

Spotted at Audubon Sanctuary near Warren, Minnesota

Species ID Suggestions

Great Plains Toad

Anaxyrus cognatus

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AshleyT
American Toads have larger paratoid glands and the dark spots on the back only have 1-2 warts in them. Great Plains Toads have many warts per dark spot on the back, smaller paratoid glands, and the cranial crests form a V that gets wider as it extends back. Also, Bufo is no longer the Genus of toads in North America. They are now either in the Genus Anaxyrus or the Genus Incilius.

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Amphibians of the World
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Minnesota Wildlife (Animals)
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Minnesota Detroit Lakes Wildlife & Plants
Photographed
PublishedOctober 7, 2013

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