Ecology and Behavior
As the name suggests, the Mexican Burrowing Toad is a burrowing animal (fossorial), and it spends a large part of its life underground. After a large period of rain, it will emerge from the soil and lay eggs in a water source. They will travel up to 1.6 km (1.0 mi) to find a suitable water source. Due to the unpredictability of rain, the frog will call and mate during any time of the year. It will burrow into soft soil with its short legs once the environment has dried up. The egg and tadpole stages of the life cycle are relatively short. The eggs take only a few days to hatch, and the tadpoles develop over one to three months.
The call is a loud, low pitched "wh-o-o-o-a". When it is calling or alarmed, the body becomes inflated. The Mexican Burrowing Toad eats insects, primarily ants and termites.
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