American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusAnaxyrus (North American Toads)
- SpeciesAnaxyrus americanus (American Toad)
Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor
Northern Cricket Frog
Acris crepitans
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
Eastern Spadefoot
Scaphiopus holbrookii
Cope's Gray Tree Frog
Dryophytes chrysoscelis
Upland Chorus Frog
Pseudacris feriarum
📅 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 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American Toad in Shenandoah National Park?
About 53% of visitor-days record a American Toad sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 621 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American Toad in Shenandoah National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for American Toad in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.