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Fowler's Toad

Anaxyrus fowleri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Shenandoah National Park
127 Verified records at Shenandoah National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

Anaxyrus fowleri, Fowler's toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. The species is native to North America, where it occurs in much of the eastern United States and parts of adjacent Canada. It was previously considered a subspecies of Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii, formerly Bufo woodhousii). Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Fowler's Toad sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 127 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park

American Toad
LC Endemic

American Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Anaxyrus americanus

50–60% · Likely
Pickerel Frog
LC

Pickerel Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Lithobates palustris

30–40% · Possible
Green Frog

Green Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Lithobates clamitans

20–30% · Possible
Gray Treefrog
LC

Gray Treefrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dryophytes versicolor

20–30% · Possible
Northern Cricket Frog
LC Endemic

Northern Cricket Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Acris crepitans

20–30% · Possible
Spring Peeper
LC

Spring Peeper

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pseudacris crucifer

10–20% · With luck
American Bullfrog

American Bullfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Lithobates catesbeianus

10–20% · With luck
Wood Frog
LC

Wood Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Lithobates sylvaticus

10–20% · With luck
Eastern Spadefoot
LC Endemic

Eastern Spadefoot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Scaphiopus holbrookii

Insufficient data
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
LC

Cope's Gray Tree Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Dryophytes chrysoscelis

Insufficient data
Upland Chorus Frog
LC Endemic

Upland Chorus Frog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Pseudacris feriarum

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fowler's Toad in Shenandoah National Park?

About 22% of wildlife watchers report a Fowler's Toad sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 127 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fowler's Toad in Shenandoah National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Fowler's Toad in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.

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