Amargosa toad
Anaxyrus nelsoni (Stejneger, 1893)
Status not recordedfrogs and toads
The amargosa toad (Anaxyrus nelsoni) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura.
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Quick facts about the amargosa toad
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the amargosa toad live?
Not recorded
Is the amargosa toad endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the amargosa toad classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae
- genusAnaxyrus
- SpeciesAnaxyrus nelsoni (Stejneger, 1893)
Synonyms Bufo boreas nelsoni, Bufo halophilus nelsoni, Bufo nelsoni
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Sapo de AmargosaSpanish
- Crapaud d'AmargosaFrench
- アマルゴサヒキガエルJapanese
- Amargosa-padDutch
- Амаргосская жабаRussian
Relatives of the amargosa toad
Other species in the same genus Anaxyrus.
American toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Boreal toad
Anaxyrus boreas
Wyoming toad
Anaxyrus baxteri
Yosemite toad
Anaxyrus canorus
Southern toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
Say's toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
CompareAmargosa toad vs American toadAmargosa toad vs Boreal toadAmargosa toad vs Wyoming toadAmargosa toad vs Yosemite toad
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the amargosa toad?
The amargosa toad (Anaxyrus nelsoni) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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