Red-spotted Toad

Anaxyrus punctatus

The Red-spotted Toad is a small, flattened toad of the desert Southwest. Its round parotoid glands and the red or orange wart tips are distinctive. It breeds in small rocky pools after summer monsoon rains, calling in a musical trill.

Habitat

Rocky canyon floors, desert streams, and springs in the Southwest

Diet

Insects, ants, and other small invertebrates

How common

Common

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