Gastrophryne carolinensis
System : Freshwater_terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Microhylidae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
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  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
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    MO
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    MR
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    MV
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Common name
eastern narrow-mouthed toad (English)
Synonym
Engystoma carolinense , Holbrook, 1835
Engystoma carolinensis , Holbrook, 1835
Microhyla carolinensis , (Holbrook, 1835)
Microhyla carolinensis carolinensis , (Holbrook, 1835)
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Summary
The eastern narrowmouth toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis) is native to the United States, from southern Maryland to southeastern Kansas, south to Florida Keys and eastern Texas. It has been introduced to the Little and Great Bahama banks, and on Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands, where it is very abundant. It is known to predate on small beetles, ants and termites.
Habitat Description
The eastern narrowmouth toad occupies a variety of shaded moist habitats. When inactive it burrows into soil or hides under debris. It has a tolerance of a degree of habitat modification and can persist in human modified habitats. Males call from beneath objects or buried in grass at water body edges. Eggs and larvae develop in both permanent and temporary water bodies like ponds, rain puddles, swamps ditches etc. (Hammerson & Hedges 2004)

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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) with support from the Overseas Territories Environmental Programme (OTEP) project XOT603, a joint project with the Cayman Islands Government - Department of Environment

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Publication date: 2010-11-10

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Gastrophryne carolinensis. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1788 on 01-12-2024.

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  • united states
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Bibliography
3 references found for Gastrophryne carolinensis

Management information
General information
Hammerson, Geoffrey & Blair Hedges 2004. Gastrophryne carolinensis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4.
Summary: Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/57813/0 [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), 2010. Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835)
Summary: Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=173467 [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Varnham, K. 2006 (Updated 2009). Database of non-native species occurring in UK Overseas Territories. JNCC Report 372, Peterborough, United Kingdom.
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DD
Gastrophryne carolinensis
eastern narrow-mouthed toad
Date assessed
2021-02-17
Year published
2021
Eicat category
DD (Data Deficient)
Justification for EICAT assessment


No reports of impacts were found (the search did not reveal any impact report).
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Assessor
Sabrina Kumschick; Alexander D. Rebelo
Contributors
John Measey; Mohlamatsane Mokhatla; James Baxter-Gilbert; Corey Thorp; Giovanni Vimercati; Sarah J. Davies; F. André de Villiers; Nitya Prakash Mohanty; Carla Wagener; Khensani Nkuna
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Recommended citation
Sabrina Kumschick, Alexander D. Rebelo (2024). Gastrophryne carolinensis. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).