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The Gulf Coast Toad (Bufo valliceps) is a species of toad native to the United States, in the states of Louisiana and Texas, and south into Mexico around the Gulf of Mexico region. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ...
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms (as opposed to folk taxonomy). ...
Phyla Subkingdom Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subkingdom Agnotozoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Subkingdom Metazoa Radiata Cnidaria Ctenophora - Comb jellies Bilateria Protostomia Acoelomorpha Platyhelminthes - Flatworms Nemertina - Ribbon worms Gastrotricha Gnathostomulida - Jawed worms Micrognathozoa Rotifera - Rotifers Acanthocephala Priapulida Kinorhyncha Loricifera Entoprocta Nematoda - Roundworms Nematomorpha - Horsehair worms Cycliophora Mollusca - Mollusks Sipuncula - Peanut worms Annelida - Segmented...
Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with...
For other uses, see Amphibian (disambiguation). ...
Suborders Archaeobatrachia Mesobatrachia Neobatrachia The Anura is the order of animals in the class Amphibia that includes frogs and toads. ...
For other uses, see Toad (disambiguation). ...
Species See text. ...
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...
Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann (1802 - German zoologist. ...
1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...
The true toads are amphibians in the Bufonidae family. ...
Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area Ranked 31st - Total 51,885 sq mi (134,382 km²) - Width 130 miles (210 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 16 - Latitude 29°N to 33...
Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 268,581 sq mi (695,622 km²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ...
Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ...
Description
Gulf coast toads are a medium sized toad species, ranging from 2" to 4" in length. Their back varies in color from nearly black, to shades of brown and grey with a distinctive white or yellowish colored stripe down the center, and sometimes lighter colored patches on the sides. Their underside is yellow or cream colored. Their back is covered in small tubercles, while their underside is normally devoid of them. Black is a color with several subtle differences in meaning. ...
The color brown is a dark red or orange of very low intensity; however brown exists as a color perception only in the presence of a brighter color contrast: red or orange objects are still perceived as such if the general illumination level is low, despite reflecting the same amount...
Grey or gray (see spelling differences) is a colour seen commonly in nature. ...
White is a color, (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ...
Yellow is any color of light that stimulates both the red and green cone cells of the retina, but not the blue cone cells. ...
A tubercle is a round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth found on bones, the lip of certain orchids, cacti, or as the small rounded nodule forming the characteristic lesion of tuberculosis. ...
It is often confused with other species of toad, such as Bufo americanus, Bufo fowleri, or Bufo terrestris. The primary way to determine the difference between species is the shape of the cranial ridges. B. valliceps has the most extensive ridging of any toad in its geographic range. The ridges extend from the nose, to the back of the head. With a branch that wraps around the back side of the eye.
Habitat It is found in a wide range of habitats including: open grassland, semi-arid regions, light forest, and even suburban backyards. They are typically found not far from a permanent water source, which they use for breeding in the spring, but they are capable of travelling long distances while foraging for food.
Diet Like most toads, the gulf coast toad is an opportunistic carnivore. It will eat most any small arthropod it is able to overpower and swallow. Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ...
References - Santos-Barrera et al (2004). Bufo valliceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern
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