genus
Anaxyrus
Anaxyrus is a genus in the family Bufonidae. This database currently files 25 species under it, 4 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 25
- Threatened
- 4
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 64%
- Weight range
- 16.4 g – 118.7 g
Best-known members of Anaxyrus
Ranked by popularity score.

American toad
Anaxyrus americanus

Western toad
Anaxyrus boreas

Wyoming toad
Anaxyrus baxteri

Yosemite toad
Anaxyrus canorus
Amargosa toad
Anaxyrus nelsoni

Southern toad
Anaxyrus terrestris

Great plains toad
Anaxyrus cognatus
Texas toad
Anaxyrus speciosus
How threatened is Anaxyrus?
17 of 25 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| CRCritically Endangered | 1 | 6% |
| ENEndangered | 1 | 6% |
| VUVulnerable | 2 | 12% |
| LCLeast Concern | 12 | 71% |
| EWExtinct in the Wild | 1 | 6% |
All species in Anaxyrus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American toad | Anaxyrus americanus | Bufonidae | Least Concern | 118.7 g | Not recorded |
| Western toad | Anaxyrus boreas | Bufonidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Wyoming toad | Anaxyrus baxteri | Bufonidae | Extinct in the Wild | 56 g | Not recorded |
| Yosemite toad | Anaxyrus canorus | Bufonidae | Vulnerable | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Amargosa toad | Anaxyrus nelsoni | Bufonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Southern toad | Anaxyrus terrestris | Bufonidae | Least Concern | 33.3 g | Not recorded |
| Great plains toad | Anaxyrus cognatus | Bufonidae | Least Concern | 25 g | Not recorded |
| Texas toad | Anaxyrus speciosus | Bufonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Green toad | Anaxyrus debilis | Bufonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black toad | Anaxyrus exsul | Bufonidae | Vulnerable | 52 g | Not recorded |
| Canadian toad | Anaxyrus hemiophrys | Bufonidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Red-spotted toad | Anaxyrus punctatus | Bufonidae | Least Concern | 60 g | Not recorded |
| Oak toad | Anaxyrus quercicus | Bufonidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Woodhouse's toad | Anaxyrus woodhousii | Bufonidae | Least Concern | 16.4 g | Not recorded |
| Houston toad | Anaxyrus houstonensis | Bufonidae | Critically Endangered | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Arroyo toad | Anaxyrus californicus | Bufonidae | Endangered | 20.6 g | Not recorded |
| Fowler's toad | Anaxyrus fowleri | Bufonidae | Least Concern | 34.9 g | Not recorded |
| Southwestern toad | Anaxyrus mexicanus | Bufonidae | Least Concern | 70 g | Not recorded |
| Arizona toad | Anaxyrus microscaphus | Bufonidae | Least Concern | 74 g | Not recorded |
| Sonoran green toad | Anaxyrus retiformis | Bufonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Plateau toad | Anaxyrus compactilis | Bufonidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Little Mexican toad | Anaxyrus kelloggi | Bufonidae | Not recorded | 40 g | Not recorded |
| Dixie Valley toad | Anaxyrus williamsi | Bufonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Hot Creek toad | Anaxyrus monfontanus | Bufonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Railroad Valley toad | Anaxyrus nevadensis | Bufonidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |