The Yosemite Toad - Yosemite Natures Notes

Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 49 minutes ago

First identified in Yosemite National Park in the early 1900s, and found only in the Sierra Nevada, the Yosemite Toad is adapted for life at high elevation.

Rarely seen by park visitors, the male toads possess a vocal sack that allows them to produce a melodious, trilling call. As the snow melts in mountain meadows, you may have a chance to hear these “singing” toads during the brief mating season.

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