Anaxyrus fowleri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: Anaxyrus fowleri

Name

Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882)

Type locality: "Milton, (Norfolk County,) Mass(achusetts).", USA.

Holotype: MCZ 518 (4 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 lentiginosus var. fowlerii — Putnam in Cope, 1875
• Bufo fowleri Hinckley, 1882
• Bufo woodhousii fowleri — Smith, 1934
• Bufo compactilis fowleri — Linsdale, 1940
• Bufo woodhousii velatus Bragg & Sanders, 1951
• Bufo velatus — Sanders, 1986
• Bufo hobarti Sanders, 1987

References

• Hinckley, 1882, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 21: 310.
• 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. 2014. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. Electronic Database accessible at [1]. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Anaxyrus fowleri . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus fowleri (Not Evaluated)

Vernacular names

English: Fowler's Toad