Yosemite Toad
Anaxyrus canorus
- Class
- Amphibian
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 436
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
The Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus, formerly Bufo canorus) is a species of true toad in the family Bufonidae. Endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, the species ranges from the Alpine County to Fresno County. Yosemite toads are only found in the montane to subalpine elevational zone of 1,950–3,445 m (6,398–11,302 ft) asl. The Yosemite toad is similar to the nearby western toad (A. boreas), but in many ways adapted to a high elevation lifestyle. It was initially described during the Grinnell Survey of California, by an undergraduate student of Joseph Grinnell named Charles Camp.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Yosemite toad”.