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Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) - Woodhouse's Toad

Maps

Locality Map

Locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
Locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad).
Map created 5 February 2019.

County Map

County map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
County map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad).
Map created 5 February 2019.

Historical Locality Map

Historical locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
Historical locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that more recent records might conceal underlying older records.
Map created 5 February 2019.

Historical County Map

Historical county map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
Historical county map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad). Black circles ( ) represent records after 1986, blue squares ( ) represent records between 1966 and 1986, orange triangles ( ) represent records prior to 1966. Note that only the most recent county record for each county is shown.
Map created 5 February 2019.

Ecological Drainage Locality Map

Ecological Drainage Units map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
Ecological Drainage Units locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad).
Map created 5 February 2019.

Natural Divisions Locality Map

Natural Divisions locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
Natural Divisions and Sections locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad).
Map created 5 February 2019.

Major Watersheds Locality Map

Major watersheds map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
Major Watersheds locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad).
Map created 5 February 2019.

Level I Ecoregion Locality Map

Level I Ecoregions map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
Level I Ecoregion locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad).
Map created 5 February 2019.

Level II Ecoregion Locality Map

Level II Ecoregions map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
Level II Ecoregion locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad).
Map created 5 February 2019.

Level III Ecoregion Locality Map

Level III Ecoregions map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
Level III Ecoregion locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad).
Map created 5 February 2019.

Level IV Ecoregion Locality Map

Level IV Ecoregions map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse
Level IV Ecoregion locality map for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad).
Map created 5 February 2019.

Native Status

Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad) is native to Missouri.

Collection Summary

Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad) has a total of 194 valid, non-duplicated collections representing 19 counties and 47 localities. There are a total of 24 collectors and 51 collection dates for the species. This results in a total of 53 expeditions for the species, a measure of unique date / collector(s) combinations. The earliest collection year for the species in Missouri is 1931 and its most recent collection year is 2015. The earliest and latest collection dates (independent of earliest and most recent collection years) are March 29 and October 7, respectively. If you have a new record to report, read the New Records section of the FAQ.

Collection Summary by County

Collection summary for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad) by county. Some values are unavailable since some records are represented solely by historical literature reports, which sometimes lack complete collecting data. Click on a county name to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
County Localities Collections Collectors Dates Expeditions Earliest Year Latest Year
Andrew 2 2 1 2 2 1966 1967
Boone 1 1 1 1 1 2015 2015
Buchanan 1 1 1 1 1 1986 1986
Callaway 2 2 1 1 1 1998 1998
Carroll 1 1 1 1 1 1982 1982
Chariton 1 1 2 1 1 1992 1992
Clay 6 10 7 7 7 1942 1965
Cole 1 1 1 1 1 1931 1931
Cooper 1 1 1 1 1 2000 2000
Holt 3 4 3 4 4 1957 1966
Howard 5 11 4 3 3 1998 2009
Jackson 12 140 3 20 22 1937 1963
Lafayette 1 1 2 1 1 1988 1988
Moniteau 3 9 3 2 2 1998 1998
Nodaway 2 2 1 2 2 2004 2004
Platte 2 4 1 2 2 1942 1961
Ray 1 1 1 1 1 1989 1989
Saline 1 1 2 1 1 2010 2010
Warren 1 1 1 1 1 1998 1998

Potential County Records

Potential counties for Anaxyrus woodhousii (Woodhouse's Toad). Counties are listed in descending order of their likelihood of having this species. Click on a county to view more information about that county. Click on column headings to sort by that column.
Likelihood County Rationale Ecoregion / Watershed
2 Franklin Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Franklin Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles River Hills
2 Osage Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Osage/Gasconade Hills
2 Osage Same Level IV ecoregion, within 5 miles Osage/Gasconade Hills
4 Atchison Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
4 Atchison Same Level IV ecoregion, within 10 miles Missouri Alluvial Plain
6 Clinton Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Clinton Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Gasconade Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Gasconade Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Johnson Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Johnson Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
6 Lincoln Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Lincoln Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Maries Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Osage/Gasconade Hills
6 Maries Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Osage/Gasconade Hills
6 Miller Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Osage/Gasconade Hills
6 Miller Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles Osage/Gasconade Hills
6 Miller Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Miller Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Montgomery Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Montgomery Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Pettis Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Pettis Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Saint Charles Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
6 Saint Charles Same Level IV ecoregion, within 20 miles River Hills
7 De Kalb Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
7 De Kalb Same Level III ecoregion, within 20 miles Western Corn Belt Plains
8 Audrain Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles River Hills
8 Audrain Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles River Hills
8 Randolph Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles River Hills
8 Randolph Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles River Hills
8 Saint Louis Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles River Hills
8 Saint Louis Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles River Hills
8 Worth Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
8 Worth Same Level IV ecoregion, within 30 miles Rolling Loess Prairies
9 Jefferson Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
9 Jefferson Same Level III ecoregion, within 30 miles Interior River Valleys and Hills
10 Morgan Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Osage/Gasconade Hills
10 Morgan Same Level IV ecoregion, adjacent county Osage/Gasconade Hills

Linnaean Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia - Animals
Phylum:
Chordata - Chordates
Subphylum:
Vertebrata - Vertebrates
Class:
Amphibia Gray, 1825 - Amphibians
Order:
Anura Fischer von Waldheim, 1813 - Frogs
Family:
Bufonidae Gray, 1825 - True Toads
Genus:
Anaxyrus Tschudi, 1845 - North American Toads
Species:
Anaxyrus woodhousii (Girard, 1854) - Woodhouse's Toad

Recent Taxonomic Synonyms