Gulf coast toad
Incilius valliceps (Wiegmann, 1833)
LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads
The gulf coast toad (Incilius valliceps) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 60 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the gulf coast toad
- Weight
- 60 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- up to 12.5 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 27src 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 gulf coast toad live?
Not recorded
What is the gulf coast toad?
The Gulf Coast toad (Incilius valliceps) is a species of toad native to eastern and southeastern Mexico and Central America as far south as Costa Rica.
From the Wikipedia article “Gulf Coast toad” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf_Coast_toad&oldid=1314534149), 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 gulf coast toad endangered?
The gulf coast 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 gulf coast toad classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae
- genusIncilius
- SpeciesIncilius valliceps (Wiegmann, 1833)
Synonyms Bufo trachypus, Bufo valliceps, Bufo valliceps valliceps, Bufo valliceps wilsoni, Cranopsis valliceps, Ollotis valliceps
Other names and names in other languages (15)
- Central American Gulf coast toadEnglish
- Southern Gulf coast toadEnglish
- Southern Gulf coast toadEnglish
- крайбрежна жабаBulgarian
- ropucha zahradníCzech
- GolfkröteGerman
- Sapo costeroSpanish
- sapo del golfoSpanish
- Rospo della costa del golfoItalian
- ワンガンヒキガエルJapanese
- Shádiʼááhdę́ę́ʼ chʼał dichʼízhí yishtłizhígííNavajo
- Sapo-da-costa-do-golfoPortuguese
- Прибрежная жабаRussian
- Ропуха смугастаUkrainian
- 垣头蟾Chinese
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Relatives of the gulf coast toad
Other species in the same genus Incilius.
Golden toad
Incilius periglenes
Colorado river toad
Incilius alvarius
Holdridge's toad
Incilius holdridgei
Leopard-bellied scrub toad
Incilius signifer
Rainforest toad
Incilius aucoinae
Campbell's forest toad
Incilius campbelli
CompareGulf coast toad vs Golden toadGulf coast toad vs Colorado river toadGulf coast toad vs Holdridge's toadGulf coast toad vs Leopard-bellied scrub toad
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gulf coast toad?
An adult gulf coast toad weighs 60 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the gulf coast toad endangered?
The gulf coast 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 gulf coast toad?
The gulf coast toad (Incilius valliceps) 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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