Anaxyrus houstonensis

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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 houstonensis

[edit] Name

Anaxyrus houstonensis (Sanders, 1953)

Type locality: "off Tanner Road, 1-2 mi. W of its junction with Campbell Road in northwest Houston", Harris Co., Texas, USA.

Holotype: UIMNH 33687.

[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 houstonensis Sanders, 1953
• Bufo americanus houstonensis — Blair, 1957

[edit] References

• Sanders, 1953, Herpetologica, 9: 27.
• Hillis, D. M., A. M. Hillis, and R. F. Martin. (1984) Reproductive ecology and hybridization of the endangered Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis). Journal of Herpetology 18: 56–72.
• 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 houstonensis . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN link: Anaxyrus houstonensis (Endangered)

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