Mexican burrowing toad: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Mexican burrowing toad lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Rhinophrynus dorsalis
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Rhinophrynidae

Where does the Mexican burrowing toad live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican burrowing toad in 4 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Mexican burrowing toad endangered?

The Mexican burrowing toad’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Mexican burrowing toad?

The Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Rhinophrynidae, genus Rhinophrynus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Mexican burrowing toad

The Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) is the single living representative of the family Rhinophrynidae. It is a unique species in its taxonomy and morphology, with special adaptations to assist them in digging burrows where they spend most of their time. These adaptations include a small pointed snout and face, keratinized structures and a lack of webbing on front limbs, and specialized tongue morphology to assist in feeding on ants and termites underground. The body is nearly equal in width and length. It is a dark brown to black color with a red-orange stripe on its back along with splotches of color on its body. The generic name Rhinophrynus means 'nose-toad', from rhino- (ῥῑνο-), the combining form of the Ancient Greek rhis (ῥίς, 'nose') and phrunē (φρύνη, 'toad').

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican burrowing toad (revision 1368671147), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q764020 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).