Anaxyrus compactilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: Anaxyrus compactilis

Name

Anaxyrus compactilis (Wiegmann, 1833)

Type locality: "Xochimilco", Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Holotype: ZMB 3528.

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 compactilis Wiegmann, 1833
• Anaxyrus melancholicus Tschudi, 1845
• Bufo anomalus Jan, 1857
• Bufo levifrons Brocchi, 1877
• Dromoplectrus anomalus — Camerano, 1879
• Bufo compactilis compactilis — Cope, 1889

References

• Wiegmann, 1833, Isis von Oken, 26: 661.
• 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. 2018. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Anaxyrus compactilis . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus compactilis  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Plateau Toad