Anaxyrus cognatus

Anaxyrus cognatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: Anaxyrus cognatus

Name

Anaxyrus cognatus (Say in James, 1823)

Type locality: "3 miles west of Holly, Prowers County", Colorado, USA.

Holotype: Originally in "Philadelphia Museum".

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 cognatus Say in James, 1823
• Chilophryne cognata — Cope, 1862
• Bufo lentiginosus cognatus — Cope, 1875
• Bufo dipternus Cope, 1879
• Bufo cognatus cognatus — Camp, 1915

References

• Say in James, 1823, Account Exped. Pittsburgh--Rocky Mts., 3: 55 (Philadelphia edition), 336 (London edition).
• 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, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Anaxyrus cognatus . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus cognatus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Great Plains Toad