Western Toad
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Western Toad

Anaxyrus boreas

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Death Valley National Park
92 Verified records at Death Valley National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) is a large toad species, between 5.6 and 13 cm (2.2 and 5.1 in) long, native to western North America. A. boreas is frequently encountered during the wet season on roads, or near water at other times. It can jump a considerable distance for a toad. Breeding occurs between March and July in mountainous areas, and as early as January in lower-elevation regions. The female lays up to 17,000 eggs stuck together in strings that adhere to vegetation and other objects along water edges. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Western Toad sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park

Amargosa Toad

Amargosa Toad

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Anaxyrus nelsoni

20–30% · Possible
Red-spotted Toad
LC

Red-spotted Toad

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Anaxyrus punctatus

10–20% · With luck
Woodhouse's Toad
LC

Woodhouse's Toad

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Anaxyrus woodhousii

10–20% · With luck
Pacific chorus frog
LC

Pacific chorus frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Pseudacris regilla

10–20% · With luck
American Bullfrog

American Bullfrog

☀️🌙 Day & Night Amphibian

Lithobates catesbeianus

10–20% · With luck
Great Basin Spadefoot
LC

Great Basin Spadefoot

🌙 Nocturnal Amphibian

Spea intermontana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
2 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
4 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
5 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
6 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
7 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
8 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
10 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
11 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
12 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
14 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
15 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
16 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Toad in Death Valley National Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Western Toad sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 92 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Western Toad in Death Valley National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Western Toad in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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