Great plains toad
Anaxyrus cognatus (Say in James, 1823)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The great plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 25 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the great plains toad
- Weight
- 25 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 11.4 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 10 years
- Main food
- arthropods, leavessrc for Main food
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 23,200 – 45,050src for Young per litter or clutch
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the great plains toad live?
Not recorded
What is the great plains toad?
The Great Plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus) is a relatively large species of true toad native to central North America.
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Is the great plains toad endangered?
The great plains 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 great plains toad classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae
- genusAnaxyrus
- SpeciesAnaxyrus cognatus (Say in James, 1823)
Synonyms Bufo cognatus, Bufo cognatus cognatus, Bufo dipternus, Bufo lentiginosus cognatus, Chilophryne cognata, Incilius cognatus
Other names and names in other languages (21)
- Plains toadEnglish
- Plains toadEnglish
- Say's toadEnglish
- Say's toadEnglish
- Texas toadEnglish
- Texas toadEnglish
- Western plains toadEnglish
- Western plains toadEnglish
- ropucha prérijníCzech
- PräriekröteGerman
- Sapo de espuelasSpanish
- Sapo de la gran planicieSpanish
- sapo de las grandes planiciesSpanish
- crapaud des steppesFrench
- Crapaud des Grandes PlainesFrench
- プレーンズヒキガエルJapanese
- 대평원두꺼비Korean
- PrairiepadDutch
- Great Plains padDutch
- Sapo-das-grandes-planíciesPortuguese
- Степная жабаRussian
Relatives of the great plains 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
CompareGreat plains toad vs American toadGreat plains toad vs Western toadGreat plains toad vs Wyoming toadGreat plains toad vs Yosemite toad
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the great plains toad?
An adult great plains toad weighs 25 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the great plains toad endangered?
The great plains toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the great plains toad eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods and leaves.
What kind of animal is the great plains toad?
The great plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus) 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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