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Gulf Coast toad

Incilius nebulifer · Frogs and toads · Amphibians

Gulf Coast toad (Incilius nebulifer). This profile does not establish whether taking it is legal anywhere.

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Scientific name
Incilius nebulifer
Family
Bufonidae
In North America
Native
Range
Southern Arkansas, southern Mississippi, Louisiana and central Texas in the United States, south to Veracruz, Mexico.
Field knowledge

Where it lives

Coastal prairies, barrier beaches, towns and a variety of other habitats; eggs and larvae develop in pools including roadside and irrigation ditches. [1]

Field knowledge

How it behaves

Migrates between breeding and nonbreeding habitats. [1]

Lays eggs in spring or summer in pools, including roadside and irrigation ditches; in Texas, calling lasted 7-29 nights (mean 15.4) with choruses of 2-65 males. [1]

Adults eat small terrestrial arthropods. [1]

Regulatory handoff

Limited legal take

Legal take of this species exists only under narrow conditions — a quota, a draw, a permit, a small area, or animals released or held on private land — set by the authorities below. Nowhere else is a legal opportunity implied, and Hunt shows one only where a certified rule establishes it.

Where legal take is listed

Being listed is not an open season. Seasons, zones, licences, methods and limits decide whether this animal may be taken on a given day and place — check Hunt or the authority before you go. Listings read 2026-09-30.

Geospatial intelligence

Where it is found

Southern Arkansas, southern Mississippi, Louisiana and central Texas in the United States, south to Veracruz, Mexico.

Biology

Sources

Every claim above is attributed to one of these published sources.

  1. NatureServe · reviewed 2026-09-30

    NatureServe