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The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) [3] is a common species of toad found throughout Canada and the eastern United States. It is divided into three subspecies: the eastern American toad (A. a. americanus), the dwarf American toad (A. a. charlesmithi) and the rare Hudson Bay toad (A. a. copei). Recent taxonomic treatments place this species ...
Anaxyrus, containing the North American toads, is a genus of true toads in the family Bufonidae. [1] The genus is endemic to North and Central America, and contains many familiar North American toad species such as the American toad, Woodhouse's toad, and the western toad. Most species in this genus were initially classified in Bufo, but were ...
Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii) is a medium-sized (4 inches or 10 centimetres) true toad native to the United States and Mexico. There are three recognized subspecies . A. woodhousii tends to hybridize with Anaxyrus americanus where their ranges overlap.
Anaxyrus fowleri, Fowler's toad, [3] is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. The species is native to North America, where it occurs in much of the eastern United States and parts of adjacent Canada. [1][2] It was previously considered a subspecies of Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii, formerly Bufo woodhousii). [2][4]
The Hudson Bay toad (Anaxyrus americanus copei) is a rare subspecies of the American toad. [ 2 ] As suggested by its name, it is found in the Hudson Bay region in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. [ 3 ] However, the status of Anaxyrus americanus subspecies is unclear, [ 1 ] and Anaxyrus americanus copei is not listed in the 2012 edition of the ...
Bufo terrestris Bonnaterre, 1789. The southern toad (Anaxyrus terrestris) is a true toad native to the southeastern United States, from eastern Louisiana and southeastern Virginia south to Florida. [2] It often lives in areas with sandy soils. It is nocturnal and spends the day in a burrow. Its coloring is usually brown but can be red, gray, or ...
The Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus, formerly Bufo canorus) is a species of true toad in the family Bufonidae. Endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, the species ranges from the Alpine County to Fresno County. Yosemite toads are only found in the montane to subalpine elevational zone of 1,950–3,445 m (6,398–11,302 ft) asl.
Wyoming toad. The Wyoming toad (Anaxyrus baxteri), also known commonly as Baxter's toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. The Wyoming toad is an extremely rare amphibian that exists only in captivity and within Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming in the United States. The Wyoming toad was listed as an endangered ...