Southwestern toad
| Southwestern toad | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Bufo |
| Species: | B. mexicanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bufo mexicanus Brocchi, 1879 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Anaxyrus mexicanus | |
The southwestern toad (Bufo mexicanus) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- 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.
- Santos-Barrera, G. & Canseco-Márquez, L. 2004. Bufo mexicanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.