DFW HERPS |
Anaxyrus (Bufo) speciosus |
Texas Toad |
TEXAS TOAD Anaxyrus (Bufo) speciosus Girard, 1854 STATUS: Abundant DOCUMENTED COUNTIES: Dallas, Denton, Hood, Johnson, Parker, Tarrant, and Wise. HABITAT: Mesquite Grand Prairie, Fort Worth Prairie, Brazos River Bottoms, Western Cross Timbers, and cleared areas of the Trinity River Bottoms COMMENTS: Texas toads are most commonly encountered in May, June, and July on warm humid nights and after summer rains. |