Anaxyrus punctatus

Anaxyrus punctatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Neobatrachia
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura Subordo: Neobatrachia

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: Anaxyrus punctatus

Name

Anaxyrus punctatus (Baird & Girard, 1852)

Type locality: "Rio San Pedro [Devil's River] of the Rio Grande Del Norte", Val Verde County, Texas, USA.

Holotype: Syntypes - USNM; USNM 2618 (3 specimens).

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).

Synonyms

• Bufo punctatus Baird & Girard, 1852
• Bufo beldingi Yarrow, 1882

References

• Baird and Girard, 1852, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 6: 173.
• 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. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 April, 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Anaxyrus punctatus . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus punctatus (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Baird's Spotted Toad, Red-spotted Toad