# Houston toad (*Anaxyrus houstonensis*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-11

The houston toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Critically Endangered.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | up to 7.9 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Omnivore |
| Longest recorded lifespan | 4.4 years |
| Main food | arthropods, flowers, leaves |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | 3,356 – 6,199 |
| Reproduction | Eggs |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Conservation status | Critically Endangered (IUCN) |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Chordata
- class: Amphibia
- order: Anura
- family: Bufonidae
- genus: Anaxyrus
- species: *Anaxyrus houstonensis* (Sanders, 1953)

Synonyms: *Bufo americanus houstonensis*, *Bufo houstonensis*

## Common questions

### Is the houston toad endangered?

The houston toad is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

### What does the houston toad eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods, flowers and leaves.

### What kind of animal is the houston toad?

The houston toad (Anaxyrus houstonensis) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.

## Sources

- [AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits](https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5), 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](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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
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