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Bufo speciosus

Basic information
Scientific name Bufo speciosus (No picture)
Major synonym Anaxyrus speciosus
Common names Texas toad
Higher taxon Bufonidae, Anura, Amphibia
Natural range Southwestern USA to Mexico
Habitat Dry habitat such as grassland, cultivated areas, sandy soils, etc.
Invasion information
Range in Japan Not established in Japan Range in Japan
Origin Unintroduced to Japan.
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Route
Impact Potentially: Predation, competition, venomous to predators.
Native organism(s) affected: Small invertebrates (predation). Native frogs (competition). Snakes eating frogs and toads (venomous).
Regulation in Japan Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act.
Introduced range in other countries Under Construction.
Reference Notes
  • Conant & Collins (1991) A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians. Eastern/Central North America 3rd ed.. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
  • Frost (2009) Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.3 (12 February, 2009). http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/ . AMNH, New York, USA.
  • Ministry of the Environment, Japan. The Invasive Alien Species Act (Accessed on 2012-7-04) http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/as.html
  • AmphibiaWeb (Accessed on 2023-8-17) https://amphibiaweb.org/
  • Nagasaka (ed) (1996) Picture Book of Reptiles & Amphibians. Pisces (in Jpn)
  • Steggins (1985) A Field Guide to Western Reptiles and Amphibians. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.