Anaxyrus fowleri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: Anaxyrus fowleri

Name

Anaxyrus fowleri (Hinckley, 1882)

Type locality: "Milton, (Norfolk County,) Mass(achusetts).", USA.

Holotype: MCZ 518 (4 specimens).

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 lentiginosus var. fowlerii — Putnam in Cope, 1875
  • Bufo fowleri Hinckley, 1882
  • Bufo woodhousii fowleri — Smith, 1934
  • Bufo compactilis fowleri — Linsdale, 1940
  • Bufo woodhousii velatus Bragg & Sanders, 1951
  • Bufo velatus — Sanders, 1986
  • Bufo hobarti Sanders, 1987

References

  • Hinckley, 1882, Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 21: 310.
  • 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 fowleri . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Anaxyrus fowleri  (Not Evaluated)

Vernacular names

English: Fowler's Toad
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