Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo alvarius) - Close-up -
Sonoran Desert Toad (Bufo alvarius) - Close-up - Sonoran Desert - Arizona - Commonly called Colorado River Toad - One of the largest toads native to North America at 7 inches (18 cm) - Found in Central Arizona to southwestern New Mexico and Sinaloa- Mexico - Occurs in a variety of habitats including creosote bush desertscrub-grasslands up into oakpine woodlands and thornscrub and tropical deciduous forest in Mexico - Has extremely potent defensive toxins that are released from several glands in the skin - Toxins have been used as hallucinogenic drugs
Picture No
13714605
Media ID
43328560
Size
5616px x 3744px
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Credit
www.ardea.com / John Cancalosi
Category
NA
Ardea Picture Library
Picture No
13714605
Contributor Ref
CAN-90237517
Image Date
06-07-2008
