hear call (151.6K WMA file)

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Description
Average body size and minimum adult size vary geographically. Although the throat, chest, and lower sides may be mottled, the abdomen is not. The dorsum is olive or tan in color, and may be marked with scattered black spots or plain. The toes are not webbed, and their tips are rounded and tapered. There is a single metatarsal tubercle on each hind foot (Nelson 1963).

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Mexico, United States

U.S. state distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

	View distribution map in BerkeleyMapper.
	View Bd and Bsal data (32 records).

The range of Gastrophryne olivacea extends from extreme southern Nebraska and western Missouri southwards through most of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas to the Mexican Plateau and along the Pacific lowlands of Mexico south to Nayarit. It reaches an elevation of about 4,100 feet in Arizona.

Comments
Hear calls at the Western Sound Archive.

References

Nelson, C. E. (1963). ''Gastrophyrne olivacea (Hallowell). Western Narrow-mouthed Toad.'' Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 122.1-122.4.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2012 Gastrophryne olivacea: Great Plains Narrow-mouthed Toad <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/2124> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Nov 24, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 24 Nov 2024.

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