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Scientific Name
Anaxyrus woodhousii
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854)
Park
Arches National Park (ARCH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Bufo woodhousii woodhousii, Bufo woodhousii
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 woodhousii |
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
3
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
eln/NCPN I&M
Created Date
2/13/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
jrbrehm@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/16/2025 12:28:19 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Note: at one time, there was a voucher listed in ARCH ANCS+ (Acc# ARCH 00013, Cat# 905) for 'Bufo woodhousei', which was thrown out due to decomposition. The notes accompanying that voucher said, "Transferred to interpretation 21 Feb 1984. Adult over 4 inches in snout-vent length; cranial crest prominent, with interorbital portions parallel or nearly so; parotoid glands elongate, about 1 1/2 times length of upper eyelid, divergently posteriorly, relatively smooth to touch; interparotoid space about twice width of gland; no enlarged gland on hind legs or membranous flap of skin on tarsus as in western toad. Identified by Olsen, Mel. Common name reported as Wooodhouse's toad.", Park Species Data Source: Platenberg and Graham, 2003 Bibkey #548504
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