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Southern toad

Anaxyrus terrestris (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Status not recordedfrogs and toads

The southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) is a species in the family Bufonidae, order Anura. Recorded adults weigh about 33.3 g.

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Quick facts about the southern toad

Weight
33.3 g
Length
up to 11.6 cm
Lifespan
up to 10 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
4,000
Reproduction
Eggs
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the southern toad live?

Not recorded

Is the southern toad endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the southern toad classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAmphibia
  4. orderAnura
  5. familyBufonidae
  6. genusAnaxyrus
  7. SpeciesAnaxyrus terrestris (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Synonyms Buffo clamosus, Bufo clamosus, Bufo erythronotus, Bufo lentiginosus, Bufo lentiginosus lentiginosus, Bufo lentiginosus pachycephalus, Bufo musicus, Bufo terrestris, Chilophryne lentiginosa, Incilius lentiginosus, Rana lentiginosa, Rana musica, Rana terrestris, Telmatobius lentiginosus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • ropucha hrabaváCzech
  • FloridakröteGerman
  • Sapo MeridionalSpanish
  • Crapaud criardFrench
  • Rospo meridionaleItalian
  • ナンブヒキガエルJapanese
  • Zuidelijke padDutch
  • Sapo-do-sulPortuguese
  • Шишкоголовая жабаRussian
  • Rospo americano meridionaleItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the southern toad

Other species in the same genus Anaxyrus.

Say's toad

Anaxyrus cognatus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the southern toad?

An adult southern toad weighs 33.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the southern toad?

The southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-toad

MLA

“Southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-toad.

BibTeX
@misc{southern_toad_2026,
  title = {Southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/southern-toad},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}