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title: "Southern Toad"
description: "Anaxyrus terrestris — Amphibians. The southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) is a true toad native to the southeastern United States, from eastern Louisiana and southeastern Virginia south to Florida, where it is the largest toad found in that range."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/southern-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Toad

> Anaxyrus terrestris — Amphibians. The southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) is a true toad native to the southeastern United States, from eastern Louisiana and southeastern Virginia south to Florida, where it is the largest toad found in that range.

- Scientific name: *Anaxyrus terrestris*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 35890
- Wikidata: [Q2275019](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2275019)
- iNaturalist taxon: [64988](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64988)

## Names

- en: Southern Toad
- de: Floridakröte
- es: Sapo Meridional
- fr: Crapaud criard
- nl: Southern toad
- pt: Bufo terrestris

## Countries with the most observations

US (32522)

## Summary

The southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) is a true toad native to the southeastern United States, from eastern Louisiana and southeastern Virginia south to Florida, where it is the largest toad found in that range. It often lives in areas with sandy soils. It is nocturnal and spends the day in a burrow. Its coloring is usually brown but can be red, gray, or black. It is approximately 8 cm (3 inches) long.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_toad

## Photo

![Southern Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: cwarneke · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13908358

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-toad?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).