Red-spotted toad
Anaxyrus punctatus (Baird & Girard, 1852)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The red-spotted toad (Anaxyrus punctatus) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 60 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red-spotted toad
- Weight
- 60 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 7.6 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 11.3 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2,515 – 5,000src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the red-spotted toad live?
Not recorded
What is the red-spotted toad?
The red-spotted toad (Anaxyrus punctatus), formerly Bufo punctatus, is a toad in the family Bufonidae found in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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Is the red-spotted toad endangered?
The red-spotted toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the red-spotted toad classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae
- genusAnaxyrus
- SpeciesAnaxyrus punctatus (Baird & Girard, 1852)
Synonyms Bufo beldingi, Bufo punctatus
Other names and names in other languages (16)
- Baird's spotted toadEnglish
- ropucha tečkovanáCzech
- RotpunktkröteGerman
- RotfleckenkröteGerman
- sapo pintoSpanish
- Sapo de puntos rojosSpanish
- Sapo manchas rojasSpanish
- Crapaud à taches rougesFrench
- アカモンヒキガエルJapanese
- 붉은점박이두꺼비Korean
- Gevlekte padDutch
- Roodgestipte PadDutch
- Ropucha czerwonocętkowaPolish
- Sapo-de-pintas-vermelhasPortuguese
- Краснопятнистая жабаRussian
- haat iiqui ixSeri
Relatives of the red-spotted toad
Other species in the same genus Anaxyrus.
American toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Western toad
Anaxyrus boreas
Wyoming toad
Anaxyrus baxteri
Yosemite toad
Anaxyrus canorus
Amargosa toad
Anaxyrus nelsoni
Southern toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
CompareRed-spotted toad vs American toadRed-spotted toad vs Western toadRed-spotted toad vs Wyoming toadRed-spotted toad vs Yosemite toad
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red-spotted toad?
An adult red-spotted toad weighs 60 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red-spotted toad endangered?
The red-spotted toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the red-spotted toad?
The red-spotted toad (Anaxyrus punctatus) 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.
- AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
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 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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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