Western toad
Bufo boreas
Amphibian
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CA Special Concern
California Species of Special Concern; Declining due to disease and habitat loss
Bumpy tan or gray toad with warty skin and parotoid glands. Breeds in vernal pools; eats enormous quantities of garden insects and slugs.
Plants that support Western toad
7 plants
Birdfoot Cliffbrake
Pellaea mucronata var. mucronata
fern
Shelter
Bay Area native
Coast Rush
Juncus hesperius
perennial herb
Shelter
Fringed False Hellebore
Veratrum fimbriatum
perennial herb
Shelter
Indian Rhubarb
Darmera peltata
perennial herb
Shelter
Santa Barbara Sedge
Carex barbarae
grass
Shelter
Bay Area native
Slenderbeak sedge
Carex athrostachya
perennial herb
Shelter
Smooth scouring-rush
Equisetum laevigatum
perennial herb
Shelter
Bay Area native