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Wild Florida Photo - Anaxyrus fowleri - Fowler's Toad

Anaxyrus fowleri Hinckley, 1882

Fowler's Toad

Synonym(s): Bufo fowleri, Bufo woodhousii fowleri

Florida native

Clay Co. NC 08/26/16
Clay Co. NC 08/26/16
Clay Co. NC 08/26/16

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In Florida, Fowler's toads are only found in the panhandle. The range extends west into east Texas, up the Mississippi River drainage as far as Iowa and Illinois, and into most of the eastern states except Maine. in Georgia and South Carolina distribution is only inland, not occurring near the Atlantic Coasts of these states.
These toads prefer open woodlands, sand prairies, meadows and beaches. They burrow underground during hot, dry periods and in the wintertime. The body is 5-9.5cm (2 - 3-3/4 in.) long, brown, gray or olive green in color, with alight mid-dorsal stripe and black edged dark spots on the back. Males tend to be darker than females. The underside is light, usually unspotted, but Fowler's toads often have a single dark spot on the breast.
All North American members of the Bufo genus are now considered by most experts to be of the genus Anaxyrus. There are 3 species in Florida, A. folweri, A. terrestris - southern toad - and the tiny oak toad - A. quercicus.
You can view a video of a Fowler's toad singing on YouTube - The Music of Nature Channel.

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Anaxyrus fowleri is a member of the Bufonidae - Bufonidés, Bufonids, Crapauds & Toads family.


Other species of the Anaxyrus genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
  Anaxyrus quercicus - OAK TOAD
  Anaxyrus terrestris - SOUTHERN TOAD


For more information on this species, visit the following link:
Animal Diversity Web page for this species

Date record last modified: Mar 10, 2023


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