COSEWIC status report on the Great Plains toad Bufo cognatus in Canada in COSEWIC assessment and status report on the great plains toad Bufo cognatus in Canada

Executive Summary: The Great Plains toad, Bufo cognatus, is a widely-distributed species in western North America. In Canada, it is restricted to south-eastern Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, and extreme south-western Manitoba where it is associated with mixed-grass prairie. Bufo cognatus is a grassland anuran adapted to survive and breed under xeric conditions. Fossorial habits and relatively […]