CreatureData

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.

No freely licensed photo yet

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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyBufonidae
  6. genusAnaxyrus
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the amargosa toad

Other species in the same genus Anaxyrus.

Say's toad

Anaxyrus cognatus

BufonidaeNo free photo yet

CompareAmargosa toad vs American toadAmargosa toad vs Boreal toadAmargosa toad vs Wyoming toadAmargosa toad vs Yosemite toad

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

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.

Embed a card for this animal on your own site

Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.

Preview the card

APA

CreatureData. (2026). Amargosa toad (Anaxyrus nelsoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/amargosa-toad

MLA

“Amargosa toad (Anaxyrus nelsoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/amargosa-toad.

BibTeX
@misc{amargosa_toad_2026,
  title = {Amargosa toad (Anaxyrus nelsoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/amargosa-toad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}