Anaxyrus californicus

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: Anaxyrus californicus

Name

Anaxyrus californicus (Camp, 1915)

Type locality: "Santa Paula, 800 feet altitude, Ventura County, California", USA.

Holotype: MVZ 4364.

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 cognatus californicus Camp, 1915
Bufo californicus — Myers, 1930
Bufo compactilis californicus — Linsdale, 1940
Bufo woodhousii californicus — Shannon, 1949
Bufo microscaphus californicus — Stebbins, 1951

References

Camp, Charles L. (1915) Batrachoseps major and Bufo cognatus californicus, new Amphibia from Southern California. University of California publications in zoology 12 (12): 327–334.
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 californicus . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus californicus (Endangered)

Vernacular names

English: Arroyo toad