Fowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)
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AmphibiansIn Montgomery County, Ohio

Fowler's Toad

Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882)

Fowler's Toad in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Anura
Family
Bufonidae

Conservation status

Species of concern in Ohio (Ohio Division of Wildlife, June 2026)

Ohio's Division of Wildlife names it as one that might become threatened in Ohio under continued or increased stress, or one it has some concern for but too little information to judge. It is not listed as endangered or threatened.

Near Montgomery County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

Within its mapped range in Ohio. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018).

  • No result yet (81)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (0)
  • Recorded, season not shown (6)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Fowler's Toad by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens CountyNo qualifying records yet
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler County53 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyNo qualifying records yet
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene CountyNo qualifying records yet
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County142 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yet
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyNo qualifying records yet
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yet
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway County22 · Season shown
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Summit CountyNo qualifying records yet
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyNo qualifying records yet
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

Season

When it is recorded

In Montgomery County

Mid-April to early July, middle week late May

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks. A later season is not shown: only 16 records, too few.

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Recording in Montgomery County · records of all species each week, 33,949 in all

Records per week from 39 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Fowler's Toad in Montgomery County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Fowler's ToadYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000165
Jan 11–170071
Jan 18–2400156
Jan 25–3100194
Feb 1–700127
Feb 8–1400144
Feb 15–2100124
Feb 22–2800137
Mar 1–700122
Mar 8–1400221
Mar 15–2100272
Mar 22–2800269
Mar 29 – Apr 400482
Apr 5–1100674
Apr 12–1800853
Apr 19–2522812
Apr 26 – May 2311,172
May 3–900849
May 10–1600850
May 17–2352880
May 24–30221,224
May 31 – Jun 6221,255
Jun 7–13001,217
Jun 14–20431,247
Jun 21–27001,015
Jun 28 – Jul 422990
Jul 5–11311,130
Jul 12–18001,190
Jul 19–25001,323
Jul 26 – Aug 100961
Aug 2–8211,177
Aug 9–15331,587
Aug 16–22001,241
Aug 23–29321,131
Aug 30 – Sep 5411,299
Sep 6–12111,342
Sep 13–19211,020
Sep 20–2600722
Sep 27 – Oct 300624
Oct 4–1000674
Oct 11–1700557
Oct 18–2400436
Oct 25–3111389
Nov 1–700296
Nov 8–1400279
Nov 15–2100235
Nov 22–2800210
Nov 29 – Dec 50094
Dec 6–120069
Dec 13–190085
Dec 20–2600104
Dec 27 – Jan 200252

In Ohio

Early May to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–25

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 646 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

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Records of Fowler's Toad in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Fowler's ToadYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–181139,925
Apr 19–256341,623
Apr 26 – May 221456,391
May 3–921752,952
May 10–1620653,785
May 17–2345857,698
May 24–3027654,651
May 31 – Jun 626753,099
Jun 7–1318653,700
Jun 14–2034756,625
Jun 21–2737755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 423858,477
Jul 5–1125761,336
Jul 12–1819664,722
Jul 19–2537669,753
Jul 26 – Aug 129859,416
Aug 2–827659,712
Aug 9–1535955,994
Aug 16–2233754,328
Aug 23–2930851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 534757,167
Sep 6–1230759,075
Sep 13–1926654,543
Sep 20–2627645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 36343,180
Oct 4–105237,841
Oct 11–172230,824
Oct 18–240021,156
Oct 25–312219,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Anaxyrus recorded in Montgomery County

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • American Toad Anaxyrus americanusOften confused in Ohio: 639 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Blanchard's Cricket Frog Acris blanchardi24 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Cope's Gray Tree Frog Dryophytes chrysoscelis23 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Gray Treefrog Dryophytes versicolor23 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer21 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: no record
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in November to March, 2016 to 2025.

Times of day, land cover and photos from records are not shown for species whose locations are protected.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

646 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

Links to individual records are not shown for this species, to protect the places it is recorded.