Fowler's toad
Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The fowler's toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 34.9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the fowler's toad
- Weight
- 34.9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 9.5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 5 years
- Main food
- arthropodssrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1,998 – 10,000src 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 fowler's toad live?
Not recorded
What is the fowler's toad?
Anaxyrus fowleri, Fowler's toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. The species is native to North America, where it occurs in much of the eastern United States and parts of adjacent Canada. It was previously considered a subspecies of Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii, formerly Bufo woodhousii).
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Is the fowler's toad endangered?
The fowler's 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 fowler's toad classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae
- genusAnaxyrus
- SpeciesAnaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882)
Synonyms Bufo compactilis fowleri, Bufo fowleri, Bufo hobarti, Bufo lentiginosus fowleri, Bufo woodhousii fowleri
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Bufo fowleriEnglish
- علجوم فاولرArabic
- Fowler-KröteGerman
- Sapo de FowlerSpanish
- crapaud de FowlerFrench
- ファウラーヒキガエルJapanese
- FowlerpadDutch
- Fowler o DendemumOjibwa
- Sapo-de-FowlerPortuguese
- Жаба ФоулераRussian
Relatives of the fowler's 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
CompareFowler's toad vs American toadFowler's toad vs Western toadFowler's toad vs Wyoming toadFowler's toad vs Yosemite toad
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the fowler's toad?
An adult fowler's toad weighs 34.9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the fowler's toad endangered?
The fowler's toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the fowler's toad eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the fowler's toad?
The fowler's toad (Anaxyrus fowleri) 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
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