Anaxyrus microscaphus
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Taxonavigation: Anura |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: Anaxyrus microscaphus
Name[edit]
Anaxyrus microscaphus (Cope, 1867)
Type locality: "Fort Mohave, Mohave County, Arizona", USA.
Holotype: USNM 4106 (now lost), 4184, and 132901.
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 microscaphus Cope, 1867
- Bufo lentiginosus microscaphus — Garman, 1884
- Bufo woodhousii microscaphus — Shannon, 1949
- Bufo microscaphus microscaphus — Stebbins, 1951
References[edit]
- Cope, 1867 "1866", Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 18: 301.
- 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 microscaphus . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus microscaphus (Least Concern)