American toad [SEP] parent taxon
American toad
The American toad ("Anaxyrus americanus") is a common species of toad found throughout the eastern United States and Canada. 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".
Tadpoles.
The eggs of the American toad
a subspecies of the eastern narrowmouth toad, "G. carolinensis".
There are no valid subspecies of this taxon at this time.
This taxon was originally divided into two subspecies but in 2012 the western subspecies was elevated to full species status ("Gastrophryne mazatlanensis" = the Sinaloan Narrow-mouthed Toad).
External links.
- "Gastrophryne olivacea" in Amphibiaweb.org
- Herps of Texas: "Gastrophryne olivacea"
- Amphibian Species of the World: "Gastrophryne olivacea"