Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusAnaxyrus (North American Toads)
- SpeciesAnaxyrus fowleri (Fowler's Toad)
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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Fowler's Toad sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
📅 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 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fowler's Toad in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Fowler's Toad sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fowler's Toad in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Fowler's Toad in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.