Anaxyrus microscaphus

Anaxyrus microscaphus

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 microscaphus

Name

Anaxyrus microscaphus (Cope, 1867)

Type locality: "Fort Mohave, Mohave County, Arizona", USA.

Holotype: USNM 4106 (now lost), 4184, and 132901.

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 microscaphus Cope, 1867
• Bufo lentiginosus microscaphus — Garman, 1884
• Bufo woodhousii microscaphus — Shannon, 1949
• Bufo microscaphus microscaphus — Stebbins, 1951

References

• 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, 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 microscaphus . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus microscaphus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Arizona Toad, Fort Mojave Toad, Southwestern Toad