American toad
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Not to be confused with the cane toad.
The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)[3] is a common species of toad found throughout Canada and the eastern United States. It is divided into three subspecies: the eastern American toad (A. a. americanus), the dwarf American toad (A. a. charlesmithi) and the rare Hudson Bay toad (A. a. copei). Recent taxonomic treatments place this species in the genus Anaxyrus instead of Bufo.[3][4][5]
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American toad | |
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Specimen from Jacques-Cartier National Park, Quebec, Canada | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Anaxyrus |
Species: | A. americanus |
Binomial name | |
Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836) | |
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Range of A. americanus | |
Synonyms | |
Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 |
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