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Oak toad

Anaxyrus quercicus (Holbrook, 1840)

LCLeast Concernfrogs and toads

The oak toad (Anaxyrus quercicus) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Oak toad (Anaxyrus quercicus)
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Quick facts about the oak toad

Weight
Not recorded
Length
up to 3.3 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
4 years
Main food
arthropodssrc for Main food
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
6,000src 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 oak toad live?

Not recorded

What is the oak toad?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The oak toad (Anaxyrus quercicus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to the coastal regions of southeastern United States. It is regarded as the smallest species of toad in North America, with a length of 19 to 33 mm (0.75 to 1.30 in).

From the Wikipedia article “Oak toad” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oak_toad&oldid=1374079494), 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 oak toad endangered?

The oak toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  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 Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the oak toad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyBufonidae
  6. genusAnaxyrus
  7. SpeciesAnaxyrus quercicus (Holbrook, 1840)

Synonyms Bufo dialophus, Bufo quercicus, Chilophryne dialopha, Incilius dialophus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • ropucha dubováCzech
  • EichenkröteGerman
  • Sapo de RobleSpanish
  • Crapaud des chênesFrench
  • オークヒキガエルJapanese
  • EikpadDutch
  • Sapo-do-carvalhoPortuguese
  • Жаба-малюткаRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the oak 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.

Is the oak toad endangered?

The oak toad is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What does the oak toad eat?

Its recorded main food is arthropods.

What kind of animal is the oak toad?

The oak toad (Anaxyrus quercicus) belongs to the family Bufonidae in the order Anura.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Oak toad (Anaxyrus quercicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oak-toad

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BibTeX
@misc{oak_toad_2026,
  title = {Oak toad (Anaxyrus quercicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oak-toad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}