Canadian Toad (Anaxyrus hemiophrys)

Created: May 25th, 2013 - 08:21 PM
Last Modified: May 25th, 2013 - 08:21 PM Entered by: Vanessa Lane
Record 147563

Country: United States		State: North Dakota	County: Grand Forks County	Time: 2013-05-25 15:00:00
Qty: 10	Age: Adult	Sex: Male	Method: Visual encounter	Habitat: shallow cattail marsh in Red River floodplain
Body Temperature: -----		Air Temperature: 68.00F	Ground Temperature: -----	Humidity: 53%
Sky Conditions: Few clouds		Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous	Elevation: 845.00ft	Barometric Pressure: 763.7876305415 mmHg

Notes

Waded in muck up to my ankles to get close enough to positively ID species, I'm still learning my frog calls. Thankfully I spotted two individuals without much difficulty. Numbers are approximate, there were about 10 males calling but the first individual I spotted was not calling, there could be more in the marsh. Spooked my first of the season Virginia rail too, which was a nice treat. The boss was not as distinct as I would expect on the first individual photographed (the one in mud). The individual in water was a calling male, throat sac did not extend upward.

The following video is not considered a valid voucher, but you can easily hear the calls. http://youtu.be/8w2XMzV427k

Vouchers

Comments

Posted by Christopher Smith on May 31, 2013 at 10:39 PM

Your right about the boss... It isn't a "good example". To make it even worse, A. hemiophrys and A. americanus readily hybridize, resulting in offspring with intermediate cranial morphology. The calls are spot on for A. hemiophrys though. :)