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Scientific Name
Bufo boreas
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Bufo boreas Baird and Girard, 1852
Park
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Boreal toad, Western Toad
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Anura |
| Family | Bufonidae |
| Genus | Anaxyrus |
| Species | Bufo boreas |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: GLBA Wildlife Sightings Database (4/13/06)
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
5-15% of wetland sites exhibit evidence of breeding in GLBA and most of the northern Lynn Canal Area.; Data Source: 1) Pyare S. 2008. Conservation Status of the boreal toad in Southeast Alaska. Final Report to ADFG Nongame Program. 2) Pyare, S., Christensen, R.E., III, and Adams, M.J., 2007, Preliminary assessment of breeding site occurrence,
microhabitat, and sampling of western toads in Glacier Bay, in Piatt, J.F., and Gende, S.M., eds., Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, October 26–28, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5047, p. 16-19.
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Species appears to have undergone severe rangewide declines from historical levels due in part to chytrid fungus infection and remnant populations appear to persist at low densities. Transmission of fungus by humans could impair these remmant populations
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Species documented breeding in the park.; Data Source: Pyare, S., Christensen, R.E., III, and Adams, M.J., 2007, Preliminary assessment of breeding site occurrence, microhabitat, and sampling of western toads in Glacier Bay, in Piatt, J.F., and Gende, S.M., eds., Proceedings of the Fourth Glacier Bay Science Symposium, October 26–28, 2004: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5047, p. 16-19.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
43
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
cc at aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
cc at aknhp
Last Modified Date
1/10/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Hodge, Robert P. 1976. Amphibians and reptiles in Alaska, the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Anchorage AK: Alaska Northwest Publishing Company.
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Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (GRKO)
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (HAFO)
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (JODA)
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI)
Nez Perce National Historical Park (NEPE)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
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Pinnacles National Park (PINN)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (WHIS)
