Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusAnaxyrus (North American Toads)
- SpeciesAnaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad)
Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii) is a medium-sized (4 inches or 10 centimetres) true toad native to the United States and Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies. A. woodhousii tends to hybridize with Anaxyrus americanus where their ranges overlap. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Woodhouse's Toad sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Red-spotted Toad
Anaxyrus punctatus
Arizona Toad
Anaxyrus microscaphus
Canyon Tree Frog
Dryophytes arenicolor
Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana
Relict Leopard Frog
Lithobates onca
Northern Leopard Frog
Lithobates pipiens
Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Woodhouse's Toad in Grand Canyon National Park?
About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Woodhouse's Toad sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Woodhouse's Toad in Grand Canyon National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Woodhouse's Toad in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.