Anaxyrus terrestris

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 terrestris

Name

Anaxyrus terrestris (Bonnaterre, 1789)

Type locality: "Charleston, South Carolina", USA.

Holotype: Frog illustrated as Rana terrestris by Catesby, 1743, Nat. Hist. Carolina Florida Bahama Is.: 69, pl. 69..

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

Rana musica Linnaeus, 1766, Syst. Nat., Ed. 12, 1(1): 354
Buffo clamosus Lacépède, 1788
Rana terrestris Bonnaterre, 1789
Bufo musicus — Bonnaterre, 1789
Bufo rufus Schneider, 1799
Bufo clamosus Schneider, 1799
Rana lentiginosa Shaw, 1802
Bufo erythronotus Holbrook, 1838
Bufo musicus — Tschudi, 1838
Bufo lentiginosus — Holbrook, 1839
Telmatobius lentiginosus — LeConte, 1855
Incilius lentiginosus — Cope, 1863
Bufo terrestris — Brocchi, 1882
Bufo lentiginosus pachycephalus Cope, 1889
Bufo lentiginosus lentiginosus — Cope, 1889

References

Bonnaterre, 1789, Tab. Encyclop. Method. Trois Reg. Nat., Erp.: 8.
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 terrestris . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus terrestris (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Southern Toad, Common American Toad
日本語: ナンブヒキガエル