Anaxyrus mexicanus
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Anura |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: Anaxyrus mexicanus
Name
[edit]Anaxyrus mexicanus (Brocchi, 1879)
Type locality: "Xochimilco", Distrito Federal, Mexico.
Holotype: MNHNP, lost.
Note:
[edit]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
[edit]- Bufo mexicanus Brocchi, 1879
- Bufo lentiginosus mexicanus — Garman, 1884
- Bufo microscaphus mexicanus — Webb, 1972
References
[edit]- Brocchi, 1879, Bull. Soc. Philomath., Paris, Ser. 7, 3: 23.
- 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 mexicanus . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus mexicanus (Near Threatened)