Anaxyrus exsul

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: Anaxyrus exsul

[edit] Name

Anaxyrus exsul (Myers, 1942)

Type locality: "Deep Springs, Deep Springs Valley, Inyo County, California", USA.

Holotype: UMMZ 83357.

[edit] Note

The recognition of Anaxyrus as a genus distinct from Bufo is highly controversial, and has not been accepted by many herpetologists working with this group. For a complete phylogeny of the species in this group and their relationships as a subgroup within Bufo, see Pauly et al. (2004).

[edit] Synonyms

• Bufo exsul Myers, 1942
• Bufo boreas exsul — Schmidt, 1953

[edit] References

• Myers, 1942, Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 460: 3.
• Pauly, G. B., D. M. Hillis, and D. C, Cannatella. (2004) The history of a Nearctic colonization: Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of the Nearctic toads (Bufo). Evolution 58: 2517–2535.
• Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Anaxyrus exsul . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN link: Anaxyrus exsul (Vulnerable)

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