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Bufo americanus (American toad)

Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Bufonidae

Taxonomy
Bufo americanus was named by Holbrook (1836). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Bufo americanus Holbrook
1996Bufo americanus Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
RankNameAuthor
Tetrapoda
classAmphibia
orderTemnospondyli()
Lissamphibia()
Batrachia(Macartney 1802)
orderSalientia
orderAnura()
Neobatrachia(Reig 1958)
familyBufonidaeGray 1825
genusBufoLaurenti 1768
speciesamericanusHolbrook 1836

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Bufo americanus Holbrook 1836 [American toad]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilesubo
Life habit: amphibioussubo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Dispersal: waterc
Created: 2009-07-20 21:44:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:44:54
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Uhen 2004

Age range: base of the Irvingtonian to the top of the Holocene or 1.80000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Bufo americanus (123875 124319)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Pennsylvania) Bufo americanus (20354)
Irvingtonian1.8 - 0.3USA (Maryland) Bufo americanus (20302)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.126 - 0.0117USA (Alabama) Bufo americanus (84181)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Bufo americanus (63224)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117USA (Georgia) Bufo americanus (13066)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Bufo americanus (224189)