Bufo baxteri Porter, 1968: Wyoming toad

R. Andrew Odum; Paul Stephen Corn

Treesearch

Bufo baxteri Porter, 1968: Wyoming toad

Formally Refereed

Authors:

R. Andrew Odum, Paul Stephen Corn

Year:

2005

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Lannoo, M. J., ed. Amphibian declines - The conservation status of United States species. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 390-392.

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Abstract

Historically, Wyoming toads (Bura baxteri) were abundant in the vicinity of Laramie, Albany County, Wyoming (Baxter, 1952; Corn, 1991), where they were found in the flood plains of the Big and Little Laramie rivers (Stebbins, 1985), an area of only 2,330 km2 (Lewis et aI., 1985). A rapid decline was observed in the mid-1970s (Lewis et al., 1985) when they disappeared from most of their range. Surveys in the early 1980s yielded few animals, and Lewis et a1. (1985) reported their possible extinction in 1983. Wyoming toads were listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act in February 1984.

Keywords

Wyoming toads, Bura baxteri, conservation

Citation

Odum, R. Andrew; Corn, Paul Stephen. 2005. Bufo baxteri Porter, 1968: Wyoming toad. In: Lannoo, M. J., ed. Amphibian declines - The conservation status of United States species. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 390-392.