Texas toad
The Texas toad (Bufo speciosus) is a species of toads. They are very small only reaching three inches. They live in the United States in the state of Texas. But they are also found in Oklahoma, New Mexico and Mexico.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Anaxyrus |
| Species: | A. speciosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Anaxyrus speciosus (Girard, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo speciosus Girard, 1854 | |
References
- Geoffrey Hammerson; Georgina Santos-Barrera (2004). "Anaxyrus speciosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54761A11186095. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54761A11186095.en.
- 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.
- Hammerson & Santos-Barrera (2004). Bufo speciosus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern.
- IUCN RangeMap: Bufo speciosus
- USGS: Texas Toad
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