Western Toad
Anaxyrus boreas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusAnaxyrus (North American Toads)
- SpeciesAnaxyrus boreas (Western Toad)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorus
Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog
Rana sierrae
Great Basin Spadefoot
Spea intermontana
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog
Rana muscosa
Western Spadefoot
Spea hammondii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Western Toad in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Western Toad sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 62 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Western Toad in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
November has the highest sighting rate for Western Toad in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.