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Sonoran Desert Toad
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Scientific Name:
Bufo Alvarius
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Common Name:
Sonoran Desert Toad
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Description:
Our largest western toad. Dark brown, olive, or gray above with smooth skin; long, kidney shaped parotoids; and prominent cranial crests. Several large warts on hind legs stand out conspicuously against smooth skin. Enlarged whitish wart near angle of jaw. Cream below. Nocturnal. Voice: Low pitched, resembling a ferry boat whistle. Hoots: 0.5 - to about 1 second.
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References:
Excerpts from A FIELD GUIDE TO WESTERN REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS, 3/e by Robert C. Stebbins. Copyright (c) 2003 by Robert C. Stebbins. Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Diet:
insects, spiders, small lizards, scorpions, centipedes, mice, and smaller toads
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Size:
4" to 7"
