Texas Toad
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Bufo speciosus Girard, 1854 |
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Anaxyrus speciosus |
The Texas Toad (Bufo speciosus) is a species of small (3") toad native to the United States, primarily in the state of Texas, but it ranges north into Oklahoma, west into New Mexico and south into Mexico.
[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 & 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