Oak Toad
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The Oak Toad (Bufo quercicus) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, ponds, irrigated land, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- 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, G. 2004. Bufo quercicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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