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Southern Toad
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Amphibia
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
5-10 yrs
Size
Small
Diet
Insectivore
Activity
Nocturnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
North America
Movement
Hopping
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

This toad lives in sandy burrows across the southeastern United States. It secretes a bitter toxin from large glands behind its eyes to deter predators.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A jelly-coated egg is laid in water and develops over days into an aquatic larva.
  2. 2.
    tadpole
    A gilled tadpole swims and grazes on algae, slowly absorbing its tail and growing limbs.
  3. 3.
    juvenile
    A near-adult amphibian leaves the water with new legs and lungs, smaller than the mature form.
  4. 4.
    adult
    Fully grown at adult size, breathing air.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Bufonidae
Genus
Anaxyrus
Species
Anaxyrus terrestris