Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Anaxyrus Phylum Chordata Order Frog | Family Bufonidae Higher classification True toad Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications American toad, Western toad, Woodhouse's toad, Yosemite toad, Texas toad | ||
Anaxyrus debilis females
Anaxyrus is a genus of true toads native to North and Central America.
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The meaning of the name was not explained by its author, Tschudi. It is speculated to be composed of the Greek anax (‘leader, chief’) and urus (‘tail’); or of the privative prefix an- and axyr (‘being cut’, ‘an anchor’) or ax (‘axel’)
Fowler s toad anaxyrus fowleri calling
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