Boreal Toad
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Map accurate as of 3/20/2022
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Colorado Distribution: Boreal toads can be found in high-elevation lakes, ponds, and streams. .
Conservation Status: Designated as state Endangered in Colorado. Please click here for Colorado regulations regarding this species (see Article I, specifically number 6). NatureServe rank: G4 (Apparently Secure), S1 (Critically Imperiled). This species is particularly susceptible to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a fungus that can infect anurans at several life stages. They have been extirpated from known historic sites in New Mexico, and locally from sites in Colorado and Wyoming.
Conservation Status: Designated as state Endangered in Colorado. Please click here for Colorado regulations regarding this species (see Article I, specifically number 6). NatureServe rank: G4 (Apparently Secure), S1 (Critically Imperiled). This species is particularly susceptible to Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a fungus that can infect anurans at several life stages. They have been extirpated from known historic sites in New Mexico, and locally from sites in Colorado and Wyoming.
Cited & Additional Resources
Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Natural Diversity Information Source.
Hammerson, G. A. 1999. Amphibians and reptiles in Colorado. 2nded. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.124 pp.
Stebbins, R. C. 2003. Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd ed. Houghton Mifflin Co, New York, New York. 219 pp.
Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Natural Diversity Information Source.
Hammerson, G. A. 1999. Amphibians and reptiles in Colorado. 2nded. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado.124 pp.
Stebbins, R. C. 2003. Western Reptiles and Amphibians. 3rd ed. Houghton Mifflin Co, New York, New York. 219 pp.
Account compiled by:
Reviewed by:
Last updated: 4/14/2022 by Rémi Pattyn
Suggested Citation
Colorado Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. 2017. Species account for Boreal Toad (Anaxyrus boreas boreas) - [INCOMPLETE]. Compiled by [TO BE WRITTEN]. http://www.coparc.org/colorado-amphibians---boreal-toad.html [accessed date here].
Reviewed by:
Last updated: 4/14/2022 by Rémi Pattyn
Suggested Citation
Colorado Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. 2017. Species account for Boreal Toad (Anaxyrus boreas boreas) - [INCOMPLETE]. Compiled by [TO BE WRITTEN]. http://www.coparc.org/colorado-amphibians---boreal-toad.html [accessed date here].
