Eastern Narrow-Mouthed Toad
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Anura |
| Family | Microhylidae |
| Genus | Gastrophryne |
| Species | Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2021.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Kansas
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Mississippi
- S5 Secure
- Louisiana
- S5 Secure
- Kentucky
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Missouri
- S5 Secure
- Texas
- S5 Secure
- Maryland
- S2 Imperiled
- Arkansas
- S5 Secure
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Virginia
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Heath, D.R., Saugey, D.A. & Heidt, G.A. 1986. Abandoned mine fauna of the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas: vertebrate taxa. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 40: 33–36.
- Niemiller, M.L. & Miller, B.T. 2009. A survey of the cave-associated herpetofauna of the eastern United States with an emphasis on salamanders. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress of Speleology, Kerrville, Texas, USA, Volume 1: 249–256.
How to cite this account
Gastrophryne carolinensis (Holbrook, 1835). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2490. https://cavebiology.org/species/gastrophryne-carolinensis/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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