Bufo alvarius

E420783

Bufo alvarius is a large, toxic toad native to the Sonoran Desert, notable for secreting the powerful psychoactive compound 5-MeO-DMT from its skin glands.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bufo alvarius canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibian ⓘ
toad species ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
averageLength about 18 cm ⓘ
binomialName Incilius alvarius ⓘ
bodySize large for a toad ⓘ
breedingHabitat canals ⓘ
ponds ⓘ
temporary pools ⓘ
class Amphibia ⓘ
commonName Colorado River toad ⓘ
Sonoran Desert toad ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
describedBy Edward Drinker Cope ⓘ
diet insects ⓘ
small vertebrates ⓘ
eggLayingEnvironment water ⓘ
family Bufonidae ⓘ
foundInCountry Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
foundInUSState Arizona ⓘ
California ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
genus Incilius ⓘ
habitat arid regions ⓘ
desert riparian areas ⓘ
irrigated agricultural areas ⓘ
semi-arid regions ⓘ
hasLifeStage metamorphosed adult ⓘ
tadpole ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nativeTo Sonoran Desert ⓘ
northwestern Mexico ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
notableFor production of powerful psychoactive compounds ⓘ
toxicity to predators ⓘ
order Anura ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction external fertilization ⓘ
secretes 5-MeO-DMT ⓘ
bufotenin ⓘ
cardioactive steroids ⓘ
synonym Bufo alvarius ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
toxinLocation parotoid glands ⓘ
skin glands ⓘ
yearDescribed 1866 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sonoran Desert toad → synonym → Bufo alvarius ⓘ
Incilius alvarius → synonym → Bufo alvarius ⓘ
Bufo alvarius → synonym → Bufo alvarius ⓘ