Canadian Toad

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Canadian Toad
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Bufo Species: B. hemiophrys
Binomial name
Bufo hemiophrys Cope, 1886
Canadian Toad range
Synonyms
Anaxyrus hemiophrys

The Canadian Toad (Bufo hemiophrys) is a species of toad found in Canada and parts of United States upper midwest. It is a medium sized toad reaching lengths around 3 inches.

[edit] References

• 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 (2004). Bufo hemiophrys. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 20 August 2006.

[edit] External links

• Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide, Canadian Toad