Amargosa toad Facts
Amargosa toad Facts
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| Interesting Amargosa toad Facts: |
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| Amargosa toad can reach 3 to 5 inches in length. Females are slightly larger than males. |
| Amargosa toad is light brown or olive-green colored. It has black speckles and asymmetrical spots on the back. Belly is white and covered with blotches. Hind legs are covered with dark markings that create impression of pants. Skin on dorsal side of the body is warty. |
| Amargosa toad is nocturnal animal (active during the night). |
| Amargosa toad is a carnivore (meat-eater). Its diet is based on insects, spiders and scorpions. |
| Amargosa toad silently waits (usually near the water) for the prey to appear. It uses long, sticky tongue to catch its prey in the blink of an eye. |
| Amargosa toad occasionally visits areas equipped with artificial light due to large number of insects that can be found there during the night. |
| Amargosa toad hides inside abandoned burrows, in the crevices of rocks or under the piles of debris during the day. |
| Amargosa toad does not tolerate cold and windy weather. It usually remains hidden inside the burrows until weather conditions improve. |
| Unlike other species of toads and frogs, Amargosa toad does not produce croaks. This toad is silent most of the time, except when it is threatened. Only males are able to produce alarm calls (chirps) when predators grab them. |
| Major predators of Amargosa toads are non-native, introduced species of animals such as bullfrog, crayfish and catfish. These species quickly managed to occupy Amargosa toad's habitat due to plenty of food and lack of natural enemies. Bullfrog, crayfish and catfish eat eggs of Amargosa toads and hunt immature toads. |
| Mating season of Amargosa toads takes place during the spring. It usually starts in February and lasts until June. |
| Female produces up to 6.000 eggs arranged in the form of long strings. Eggs are attached to the plants that grow near the streams or shallow pools of water. |
| Eggs hatch after one or two weeks. Tadpoles transform into young frogs after 4 to 8 weeks, depending on the temperature (higher temperature accelerates development). |
| Amargosa toad reaches sexual maturity at the age of 2 to 3 years. |
| Amargosa toad can survive 9 to 12 years in the wild. |
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