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Great Plains Toad Bufo cognatus by Status No status assigned in Minnesota. Description This is Minnesota's largest toad species reaching 3 1/2 inches in body length. Adults are white, gray, or yellowish with several large oblong spots on the back.
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Great Plains Toad (Bufo cognatus)
Description: To 4½" snout-vent length. Color yellowish, brown, greenish, or gray, with light edged usually symetrical dark blotches on back. Cranial crests prominent.
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Great Plains toads gather in spring and summer in shallow water, including temporary pools, after rainstorms. A single female may lay up to 20,000 eggs. The eggs hatch in two days. Metamorphosis occurs about six to seven weeks later.
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Great Plains Toad, Bufo cognatus The Great Plains Toad is a medium sized toad reaching snout-vent lengths of up to 4 inches.
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Great Plains ToadBufo cognatus This toad is primarily nocturnal (active at night), but is sometimes found foraging on cloudy, rainy days. It prefers loose soil where burrowing is easy.
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Great Plains Toad (Bufo cognatus)
Found roadcruising at night during monsoon rains ...
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 See also: Toad, Burro, American Toad, Leopard Frog, Plains Spadefoot
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