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Scientific Name
Anaxyrus punctatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anaxyrus punctatus (Baird and Girard, 1852)
Park
Arches National Park (ARCH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Bufo punctatus
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 | Anaxyrus punctatus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: Platenberg and Graham 2003, Bibkey #548504
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
eln/NCPN I&M
Created Date
3/10/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
jrbrehm@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/16/2025 12:26:55 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Note: at one time, there was an ANCS+ voucher (Acc# ARCH-00013, Cat# ARCH 904)listed for this organism, which was thrown out due to decomposition. The notes accompanying the voucher were "Transferred to interpretation 21 Feb 1984. Adult 1 1/2 to 3 inches in snout-vent length; above with numerous small warts of various size; parotiod glands round, or nearly so, minutely tuburculate, smaller than or about same size as upper eyelid, as viewed from above; usually wartlike lump in front of eye; interorbital region broad, considerably wider than width of upper eyelike; no well defined ridge between eyes; laterally situated wart between eye and parotoid gland.Identified by Olsen, Mel. Common name reported as desert toad.", Park Species Data Source: Graham 2000, Bibkey #141329
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Parashant National Monument (PARA)
Zion National Park (ZION)
Canyonlands National Park (CANY)
Capitol Reef National Park (CARE)
Colorado National Monument (COLM)
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Hovenweep National Monument (HOVE)
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Mojave National Preserve (MOJA)
Natural Bridges National Monument (NABR)
Parashant National Monument (PARA)
Zion National Park (ZION)
