Sonoran Desert toad
E86088
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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibian
→
animal → toad → vertebrate → |
| activityPattern |
nocturnal
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|
| alternativeNameOrigin |
named after Colorado River region
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|
| averageLength |
about 18 cm
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|
| bodyColor |
brownish
→
olive green → |
| canBeToxicTo |
dogs
→
humans → other predators → |
| class |
Amphibia
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|
| commonName |
Colorado River toad
→
Sonoran Desert toad → |
| defenseMechanism |
toxic skin secretions
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|
| describedBy |
Edward Drinker Cope
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|
| describedInYear |
1867
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|
| diet |
insects
→
other small vertebrates → small mammals → |
| eggLayingHabitat |
streams
→
temporary pools → |
| family |
Bufonidae
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|
| foundInCountry |
Mexico
→
United States → |
| foundInUSState |
Arizona
→
California → New Mexico → Texas → |
| genus |
Incilius
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|
| habitat |
deserts
→
riparian areas → semi-arid grasslands → |
| hasCommonNameOrigin |
named after Sonoran Desert
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|
| hasFeature |
large parotoid glands behind eyes
→
prominent cranial crests → smooth skin with scattered warts → |
| hasLifeStage |
metamorphosed adult
→
tadpole → |
| hasSkinGlands |
parotoid glands
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|
| illegalActivityAssociatedWith |
smoking dried venom for psychoactive effects
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|
| IUCNStatus |
Least Concern
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|
| kingdom |
Animalia
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|
| maximumLength |
over 19 cm
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|
| nativeTo |
Sonoran Desert
→
northern Mexico → southwestern United States → |
| order |
Anura
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|
| phylum |
Chordata
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|
| predatorOf |
invertebrates
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|
| regulatedIn |
United States
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|
| regulationReason |
presence of controlled substances in secretions
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|
| reproductionType |
external fertilization
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|
| scientificName |
Incilius alvarius
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|
| secretes |
5-MeO-DMT
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bufotenin → bufotoxins → |
| synonym |
Bufo alvarius
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| taxonRank |
species
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|
| threat |
collection for illicit drug use
→
habitat loss → |
| toxinEffect |
cardiotoxic
→
neurotoxic → psychoactive → |
| ventralColor |
cream-colored
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|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Sonoran Desert toad
→
Sonoran Desert toad ("Colorado River toad") → |
commonName |
|
Sonoran Desert
→
|
hasFauna |