Boreal Toad
Size: Up to 5 inches in length.
Habitat: Spruce and fir forests, alpine
meadows, lakes, marshes, ponds and bogs.
Diet: Worms, insects and small animals.
The Boreal toad is listed as a sensitive species in the state and is a candidate for listing under the federal Endangered Species Act. Once very common in Utah, the Boreal toad underwent a severe decline in distribution and abundance from the 1970s to the 1990s.
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