Anaxyrus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: A. americanus – A. baxteri – A. boreas – A. californicus – A. canorus – A. cognatus – A. compactilis – A. debilis – A. exsul – A. fowleri – A. hemiophrys – A. houstonensis – A. kelloggi – A. mexicanus – A. microscaphus – A. nelsoni – A. punctatus – A. quercicus – A. retiformis – A. speciosus – A. terrestris – A. woodhousii

Name

Anaxyrus Tschudi, 1845

Type species: Anaxyrus melancholicus Tschudi, 1845

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

Incilius Cope, 1863
Dromoplectrus Camerano, 1879
Bufo (Anaxyrus) (subgenus)

References

Tschudi, 1845, Arch. Naturgesch., 11: 170.
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.

Vernacular names

English: True Toads