Arizona toad
Anaxyrus microscaphus (Cope, 1867)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The arizona toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 74 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the arizona toad
- Weight
- 74 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 8.1 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3,650 – 4,500src 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 arizona toad live?
Not recorded
What is the arizona toad?
The Arizona toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the south-western United States, where its natural habitats are temperate lowland forests, rivers and streams, swamps, freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, ponds, open excavations, irrigated land, and seasonally flooded agricultural land.
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Is the arizona toad endangered?
The arizona 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 arizona toad classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae
- genusAnaxyrus
- SpeciesAnaxyrus microscaphus (Cope, 1867)
Synonyms Bufo lentiginosus microscaphus, Bufo microscaphus, Bufo microscaphus microscaphus, Bufo woodhousii microscaphus
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Southwestern toadEnglish
- ropucha skákaváCzech
- Sapo del suroesteSpanish
- Crapaud d'ArizonaFrench
- アリゾナヒキガエルJapanese
- Arizona-padDutch
- Прыгающая жабаRussian
Relatives of the arizona 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
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the arizona toad?
An adult arizona toad weighs 74 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the arizona toad endangered?
The arizona 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 arizona toad?
The arizona toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus) 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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