Why this has happened is not known. Bullfrogs, on the other hand, drop in numbers during a drought, but are able to repopulate quickly when normal rainfall returns. Missouri is blessed with incredible bullfrog habitat. This, of course, is wonderful news to those who enjoy catching and eating bullfrogs. During 1992 and 1993, increased rainfall resulted in many more small puddles.
Puddles prove an ideal breeding habitat for toads.
Even the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City had toads on the steps and in the basement parking garage. These examples help to illustrate that, so far, the majority of Missouri's toads and frogs seem to be holding their own. As it turned out, that amphibian population decline alarm of the late 1980s and early 1990s may have been premature for some species. However, the plight of amphibians on a worldwide scale is still in question. Most amphibians cannot coexist with fish, even here in Missouri.