Pacific Northwest
Reptiles & Amphibians
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Western Toad - Anaxyrus boreas
Boreal Toad - Anaxyrus boreas boreas
(Baird and Girard, 1852)(= Bufo boreas boreas)
Listen to this toad:
One short call
More sounds of
Anaxyrus boreas boreas
Related or Similar Northwest Toads:
Rocky Mountain (Woodhouse's) Toad
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| Adult, Lane County,Oregon | ||
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| Adult male, Thurston County, Washington, access courtesy of Jim Lynch, Ft. Lewis Dept. of Fish and Wildlife | ||
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| Adult, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada © Guntram Deichsel | ||
| Breeding Adults | ||
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| Males in calling position on lake, Thurston County, Washington, access courtesy of Jim Lynch, Ft. Lewis Dept. of Fish and Wildlife | ||
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| Adults in amplexus, Thurston County, Washington. Access to specimens courtesy of Jim Lynch, Ft. Lewis Dept. of Fish and Wildlife | Nuptial pad on front foot of adult male, Thurston County, Washington. Specimen courtesy of Jim Lynch, Ft. Lewis Dept. of Fish and Wildlife | |
| Juveniles | ||
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| Juvenile, Deschutes County, Oregon | Juvenile, Deschutes County, Oregon | Juvenile, Deschutes County, Oregon |
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| Metamorph, Owyhee County, Idaho © Bill Bachman |
Metamorph, Owyhee County, Idaho © Bill Bachman |
Juvenile, Lane County, Oregon |
| Eggs and Tadpoles | ||
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| Tadpole, Deschutes County, Oregon |
Tadpole, Deschutes County, Oregon | Eggs are laid in strings similar to those of California Toads. |
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| Tadpoles, Deschutes County, Oregon Eyes are inset from the edge of the head. |
Tadpoles, Deschutes County, Oregon | |
| Habitat | ||
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| Habitat, small lake, Thurston County, Washington |
Habitat, small lake, Mason County, Washington |
Habitat bog, 4,600 ft., Lane County, Oregon |
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| Habitat, lake and adjacent forest, KItsap County, Washington | Habitat, lake on Mt. St. Helens, 3,600 ft., Skamania County, Washington. | |
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| Habitat, meadow, 6,400 ft., Deschutes County, Oregon |
Habitat, small forest creek, 6,400 ft., Deschutes County, Oregon | Habitat, dense forest, Mason County, Washington |
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| Breeding habitat with tadpoles, Deschutes County, Oregon | Habitat, Owyhee County, Idaho © Bill Bachman |
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| Short Videos | ||
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| A toad gives a release call after he is picked up and gently grasped across the back. (It may sound like this toad is suffering, but it is not being harmed. This is a warning call, the same one he makes when another male toad comes into his territory or climbs onto his back and grabs him tightly with his legs.) | An adult Boreal Toad hops around a coastal plain in Humboldt County. |
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