Hudson Bay toad
The Hudson Bay toad (Anaxyrus americanus copei) is a rare subspecies of the American toad.[2] As suggested by its name, it is found in the Hudson Bay region in Ontario and Quebec, Canada.[3] However, the status of Anaxyrus americanus subspecies is unclear,[1] and Anaxyrus americanus copei is not listed in the 2012 edition of the "Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico".[4]
Hudson Bay toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Anaxyrus |
Species: | A. americanus |
Subspecies: | A. a. copei |
Trinomial name | |
Anaxyrus americanus copei | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Bufo copei Yarrow and Henshaw, 1878 |
References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- "American toad". Frog Toad Newt and Salamander Species of Canada. amphibians.ca. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- Ashton, Ray E.; Guttman, Sheldon I.; Buckley, Peter (1973). "Notes on the distribution, coloration, and breeding of the Hudson Bay toad, Bufo americanus copei (Yarrow and Henshaw)". Journal of Herpetology. 7 (1): 17–20. doi:10.2307/1562824. JSTOR 1562824.
- Crother, Brian I., ed. (August 2012). Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with comments regarding confidence in our understanding. Seventh edition. SSAR Herpetological circular No. 39 (PDF). Shoreview, MN: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). pp. 1–92. ISBN 978-0-916984-85-4.
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