Bufo Microscaphus (Noun)
Meaning
A uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of semiarid southwestern United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Bufo microscaphus are most commonly found in arid and semiarid regions of southwestern United States.
- The breeding habitats of Bufo microscaphus typically consist of slow-moving streams, washes, and pond-like depressions.
- A unique characteristic of Bufo microscaphus is the warty texture that covers its back, which is also uniformly brown in color.
- Bufo microscaphus often inhabits areas with still or slow-moving water bodies surrounded by desert vegetation.
- Bufo microscaphus can usually be identified by their distinctive call, a low, nasal whine, and their stout bodies.