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title: "Texas Toad"
description: "Anaxyrus speciosus — Amphibians. The Texas toad (Anaxyrus speciosus) is a species of medium-sized (to 9 cm (3.5 in)) toad that occurs in the southern United States and northern Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/texas-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Texas Toad

> Anaxyrus speciosus — Amphibians. The Texas toad (Anaxyrus speciosus) is a species of medium-sized (to 9 cm (3.5 in)) toad that occurs in the southern United States and northern Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Anaxyrus speciosus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4302
- Wikidata: [Q28032645](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28032645)
- iNaturalist taxon: [64987](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64987)

## Names

- en: Texas Toad
- de: Texaskröte
- es: Sapo texano
- fr: Crapaud du Texas

## Countries with the most observations

US (3215), MX (134)

## Summary

The Texas toad (Anaxyrus speciosus) is a species of medium-sized (to 9 cm (3.5 in)) toad that occurs in the southern United States and northern Mexico. It breeds in temporary water pools after heavy rains.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Nick Loveland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/384345032

## Machine access

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