American toad
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| American toad | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Bufo |
| Subgenus: | Anaxyrus |
| Species: | B. americanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 |
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Anaxyrus americanus[1] |
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The American toad (Bufo americanus) is a species of toads. They live in eastern United States and Canada. They have three subspecies.
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Subspecies [change]
- Eastern American toad (B. a. americanus)
- Dwarf American toad (B. a. charlesmithi)
- Hudson Bay toad (B. a. copei)
Gallery [change]
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Approximately one week into adult cycle, shown in comparison to an adult female hand
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Eastern American toad, seen from behind, shows characteristic markings and "warts"
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Closeup of the eastern American toad
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Young American toad
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Front view of eastern American toad
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Side view of camouflaged B. americanus
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Eastern American toad (B. a. americanus), North Dumfries, Ontario
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References [change]
- ↑ Frost, DR, et al. (2006) The amphibian tree of life. Bulletin of the AMNH ; no. 297
Other websites [change]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: American toad |
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Wikispecies has information on: American toad. |
- B. americanus at the United States Geological Survey site
- B. americanus at the USDA's Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Animal Diversity Web: Bufo americanus
- Photograph and audio recording of male American toad
