Sonoran Desert toad

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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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Colorado River toad 2
Sonoran Desert toad canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibian
animal
toad
vertebrate
activityPattern nocturnal
alternativeNameOrigin named after Colorado River region
averageLength about 18 cm
bodyColor brownish
olive green
canBeToxicTo dogs
humans
other predators
class Amphibia
commonName Sonoran Desert toad self-linksurface differs
surface form: Colorado River toad

Sonoran Desert toad self-link
defenseMechanism toxic skin secretions
describedBy Edward Drinker Cope
describedInYear 1867
diet insects
other small vertebrates
small mammals
eggLayingHabitat streams
temporary pools
family Bufonidae
foundInCountry Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States
foundInUSState Arizona
California, United States
surface form: California

New Mexico
Texas
genus Incilius
habitat deserts
riparian areas
semi-arid grasslands
hasCommonNameOrigin named after Sonoran Desert
hasFeature large parotoid glands behind eyes
prominent cranial crests
smooth skin with scattered warts
hasLifeStage metamorphosed adult
tadpole
hasSkinGlands parotoid glands
illegalActivityAssociatedWith smoking dried venom for psychoactive effects
IUCNStatus Least Concern
kingdom Animalia
maximumLength over 19 cm
nativeTo Sonoran Desert
Northern Mexico
surface form: northern Mexico

southwestern United States
order Anura
phylum Chordata
predatorOf invertebrates
regulatedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
regulationReason presence of controlled substances in secretions
reproductionType external fertilization
scientificName Incilius alvarius
secretes 5-MeO-DMT
bufotenin
bufotoxins
synonym Bufo alvarius
taxonRank species
threat collection for illicit drug use
habitat loss
toxinEffect cardiotoxic
neurotoxic
psychoactive
ventralColor cream-colored

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sonoran Desert hasFauna Sonoran Desert toad
Sonoran Desert toad commonName Sonoran Desert toad self-link
Sonoran Desert toad commonName Sonoran Desert toad self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Colorado River toad
Incilius alvarius commonName Sonoran Desert toad
this entity surface form: Colorado River toad