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Black toad

Anaxyrus exsul (Myers, 1942)

VUVulnerablefrogs and toads

The black toad (Anaxyrus exsul) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 52 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Black toad (Anaxyrus exsul)
Photo: Scott Trageser · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black toad

Weight
52 gsrc for Weight
Length
up to 7.1 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
arthropodssrc for Main food
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Reproduction
Eggssrc for Reproduction
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the black toad live?

Not recorded

What is the black toad?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black toad (Anaxyrus exsul), also known as the Inyo toad or Deep Springs toad, is a true toad that lives only in scattered oases in the Deep Springs Valley of Inyo County, California. In fact, its original scientific name, Bufo exsul, means "exiled toad", which refers to its species' isolation in a tiny spot in the high desert wilderness of the Californian Great Basin.

From the Wikipedia article “Black toad” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_toad&oldid=1366346801), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black toad endangered?

The black toad is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the black toad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyBufonidae
  6. genusAnaxyrus
  7. SpeciesAnaxyrus exsul (Myers, 1942)

Synonyms Bufo boreas exsul, Bufo exsul

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Deep springs toadEnglish
  • Inyo toadEnglish
  • ropucha černáCzech
  • Sapo NegroSpanish
  • Crapaud noirFrench
  • クロヒキガエルJapanese
  • Zwarte padDutch
  • Чёрная жабаRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black toad

Other species in the same genus Anaxyrus.

EW, Extinct in the Wild
Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri)

Wyoming toad

Anaxyrus baxteri

Bufonidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black toad?

An adult black toad weighs 52 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the black toad endangered?

The black toad is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

What does the black toad eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods.

What kind of animal is the black toad?

The black toad (Anaxyrus exsul) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.

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BibTeX
@misc{black_toad_2026,
  title = {Black toad (Anaxyrus exsul)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-toad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}