Anaxyrus speciosus
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Taxonavigation: Anura |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: Anaxyrus speciosus
Name[edit]
Anaxyrus speciosus (Girard, 1854)
Type locality: "Brownsville, Cameron County", Texas, USA.
Holotype: Syntypes - USNM 2608, 2610, 2611 and 131559.
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 speciosus Girard, 1854
- Bufo spectabilis — Peters, 1874
- Bufo lentiginosus speciosus — Garman, 1884
- Bufo compactilis speciosus — Cope, 1889
- Bufo pliocompactilis Wilson, 1968
References[edit]
- Girard, 1854, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 7: 86v.
- 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 speciosus . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus speciosus (Least Concern)