Colorado Herpetological Society's

Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Colorado

Western Toad
(Bufo boreas)

Family Bufonidae

Photo from Hammerson, 1986.
Used with permission.

Last Updated on January 20, 2000.

Western Toad (Bufo boreas)
Description: Usually less than 3½" snout-vent lenght in Colorado. Color dark, greenish, brown or black, with light stripe down middle of back. Cranial crests usually absent. Elevation Range: Ranges from 7000' to over 11,500'. Subspecies in Colorado: Bufo boreas boreas.

Identified as an endangered species by the Colorado Division of Wildlife.