What is California toad?
California Ropuch, anexyrus booreas halophilus is the subspecies anexyrus booreas , western toad. It is originally for most southern three quarters of California, including the northern part of Baja California. This toad is also located in Western Nevada. Until 2005, it was classified as bufo boreas halophilus and many sources still use older designations. The California toad is located at a height of the sea level to almost 12,000 ft (3,658 m) and in various local climate and settings.
As with most Ropuch, female California toad is larger than a man. An average of 5 inches (about 13 cm) in length, while men on average 3 to 4 inches (about 7.5 to 10 cm.) Both sexes have dry skin covered with typical warts found on common ropuch species. The colors differ, but it is usually a mixture of shades of gray and green, brownish red, yellow and tan. Each wart surrounds a black spot and a light strip on the Length's back. HRK and underside are usuallyLight yellow or creamy white.
California toad does not move fast and most often observe slowly crawling or walking with occasional hops. Their primary source of food is insects that hunt sight, and catches their long, flexible and sticky tongues. It is also known that the toads are cleaning up between the debris on the edge of the ponds and the lakes.
During the coldest part of each year, the toad is looking for shelter in the rocks or around the roots of trees. Occasionally they also use abandoned rodent burrows. When the weather warms up, it emerges from the shelter, usually after January. This is largely dependent on location and height.
Breeding takes place soon after toads appear in the spring. Adults of both sexes are collected near water bodies and fighting can break between men. The eggs hatch in three to ten days depending on the water. In the next 30 to 45 days, before metamorphic or development to DOSPull forms grow to the length of about a thumb in length. California toad for juveniles will achieve the age of breeding in four to six years.
California Ropuch coexisted well with people and can be found in urban areas. It is located in most parts of its native reach, except for the desert and some high parts of the mountain belts. In some wet places there are small populations in the deserts, but they believe there were people.