Anaxyrus americanus
E146272
Anaxyrus americanus, commonly known as the American toad, is a widespread North American toad species recognized for its warty skin and distinctive high-pitched trill.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anaxyrus americanus canonical | 1 |
| Eastern American toad | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1211578 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anaxyrus americanus Context triple: [Bufonidae, notableSpecies, Anaxyrus americanus]
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A.
Bufo
Bufo is a genus of so-called “true toads,” comprising many common, warty-skinned terrestrial toad species found across much of the world.
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B.
Atelopus
Atelopus is a genus of brightly colored, often highly endangered neotropical toads commonly known as harlequin frogs.
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C.
California tiger salamander
The California tiger salamander is a large, secretive, black-and-yellow spotted amphibian native to California’s grasslands and vernal pool ecosystems, where it spends most of its life underground and is considered a threatened species.
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D.
Sonoran Desert toad
The Sonoran Desert toad, also known as the Colorado River toad, is a large, nocturnal amphibian native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for the potent psychoactive toxins in its skin secretions.
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E.
Grenouilles
Grenouilles is one of the prestigious Grand Cru vineyard sites in the Chablis wine region of Burgundy, France, known for producing high-quality Chardonnay wines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anaxyrus americanus Target entity description: Anaxyrus americanus, commonly known as the American toad, is a widespread North American toad species recognized for its warty skin and distinctive high-pitched trill.
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A.
Bufo
Bufo is a genus of so-called “true toads,” comprising many common, warty-skinned terrestrial toad species found across much of the world.
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B.
Atelopus
Atelopus is a genus of brightly colored, often highly endangered neotropical toads commonly known as harlequin frogs.
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C.
California tiger salamander
The California tiger salamander is a large, secretive, black-and-yellow spotted amphibian native to California’s grasslands and vernal pool ecosystems, where it spends most of its life underground and is considered a threatened species.
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D.
Sonoran Desert toad
The Sonoran Desert toad, also known as the Colorado River toad, is a large, nocturnal amphibian native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, noted for the potent psychoactive toxins in its skin secretions.
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E.
Grenouilles
Grenouilles is one of the prestigious Grand Cru vineyard sites in the Chablis wine region of Burgundy, France, known for producing high-quality Chardonnay wines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
species of amphibian
ⓘ
toad ⓘ vertebrate ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| assessedBy |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| bodyColor |
brown
ⓘ
gray ⓘ olive ⓘ |
| breedingCall | long musical trill ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
lakes
ⓘ
ponds ⓘ slow-moving streams ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | spring ⓘ |
| class | Amphibia ⓘ |
| commonName |
American toad
ⓘ
Anaxyrus americanus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern American toad
|
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| defenseMechanism | parotoid gland toxins ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
small invertebrates ⓘ worms ⓘ |
| family | Bufonidae ⓘ |
| genus | Anaxyrus ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
central United States
ⓘ
eastern United States ⓘ southeastern Canada ⓘ |
| habitat |
fields
ⓘ
forests ⓘ gardens ⓘ suburban areas ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeStage |
adult
ⓘ
metamorphosed juvenile ⓘ tadpole ⓘ |
| locomotion | hopping ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Canada
ⓘ
North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| order |
Rana
ⓘ
surface form:
Anura
|
| parentTaxon | Anaxyrus ⓘ |
| pattern | dark spots on back ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductionType | oviparous ⓘ |
| respiration |
cutaneous respiration
ⓘ
lungs ⓘ |
| skinCharacteristic | warty skin ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | high-pitched trill ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anaxyrus americanus Description of subject: Anaxyrus americanus, commonly known as the American toad, is a widespread North American toad species recognized for its warty skin and distinctive high-pitched trill.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eastern American toad