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title: "American Toad"
description: "Anaxyrus americanus — Amphibians. The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a common species of toad found throughout the eastern half of Canada and the United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/american-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# American Toad

> Anaxyrus americanus — Amphibians. The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a common species of toad found throughout the eastern half of Canada and the United States.

- Scientific name: *Anaxyrus americanus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 234565
- Wikidata: [Q694496](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q694496)
- iNaturalist taxon: [64968](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64968)

## Names

- en: American Toad
- de: Amerikanische Kröte
- es: Sapo Americano
- fr: Crapaud d'Amérique
- it: Bufo americanus
- nl: Amerikaanse pad
- pt: Bufo americanus

## Summary

The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a common species of toad found throughout the eastern half of Canada and the United States. It is divided into three subspecies: the eastern American toad (A. a. americanus), the dwarf American toad (A. a. charlesmithi) and the rare Hudson Bay toad (A. a. copei). Taxonomic treatments in 2006 placed this species in the genus Anaxyrus instead of Bufo.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29813766

## Machine access

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