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Wyoming Toad (Bufo baxteri)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae

Listing Status:   

General Information

At its full size, the Wyoming toad is only two inches long. This toad looks lumpy - its body is covered with warts and its head has a humped ridge. The skin is various shades of brown - perfect for blending in and escaping would-be predators.

Lead Region:  Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6)
Date Listed: Jan 17, 1984

  • States/US Territories in which the Wyoming Toad is known to occur:  Wyoming
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Wyoming Toad is known to occur:  HUTTON LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , MORTENSON LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 4 of 4 )
Date Citation Page Title
10/06/2008 73 FR 58261 58262 5-Year Reviews of Three Wildlife Species and Eight Plant Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
01/17/1984 49 FR 1992 1994 Determination that Bufo Hemiophrys baxteri (Wyoming Toad) is End. Species; 49 FR 1992-1994
01/27/1983 48 FR 3794 3796 Proposed Endangered Status for Bufo genuiogrts baxteri (Wyoming Toad);
12/30/1982 47 FR 58454 58460 Review of Vertebrate Wildlife for Listing as End. or Thr. Species

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
09/11/1991 Wyoming Toad View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
10/06/2008 73 FR 58261 58262 5-Year Reviews of Three Wildlife Species and Eight Plant Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

    • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Wyoming Toad.

    » Conservation Plans

    Safe Harbor Agreements (SHA): (learn more) (Showing 1 of 1 )
    SHA Plan Summaries
    Wyoming Toad

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Wyoming Toad.

    » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009