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Anaxyrus canorus (Yosemite Toad)

Synonyms: Bufo canorus

Wikipedia Abstract

The Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus or Bufo canorus) is a species of the true toad family Bufonidae (Anaxyrus is a subgenus of true toads, genus Bufo). Endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, the toads range is located primarily in the Sierra National Forest and Yosemite National Park of the central Sierra Nevada. However, the long lived amphibian maybe found north of Ebbet's pass around the Blue Lakes area or as far south as Spanish Mountain. A.
View Wikipedia Record: Anaxyrus canorus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Anaxyrus canorus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
47
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.55
EDGE Score: 3.79
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Female Maturity [2]  5 years
Male Maturity [2]  4 years
Diet [1]  Carnivore
Gestation [2]  11 days
Hibernates [1]  Yes
Litter Size [2]  1,750
Maximum Longevity [2]  15 years
Water Biome [1]  Rivers and Streams, Temporary Pools

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Sierra Nevada forests United States Nearctic Temperate Coniferous Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Sequoia and Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve II 172261 California, United States
Yosemite National Park II 95209 California, United States

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
California Floristic Province Mexico, United States Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cylindrotaenia americana <Unverified Name>[3]

Distribution

North America;

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Citations

Species recognized by , , ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 <www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013.
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 2de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
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