Amargosa toad
The Amargosa toad (Bufo nelsoni) is a species of toad. They belong to the family Bufonidae. They were once considered a subspecies of the Western toad.
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Species: | B. nelsoni
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Bufi nelsoni Stejneger, 1893
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Bufo boreas ssp. nelsoni Stejneger, 1893 |
References
- ↑ Hammerson, G. (2004). Bufo nelsoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Pauly, G. B., D. M. Hillis, and D. C. Cannatella. (2004) The history of a Nearctic colonization: Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of the Nearctic toads (Bufo). Evolution 58: 2517–2535.
Other websites
- Media related to Anaxyrus nelsoni at Wikimedia Commons
- Nevada Fish & Wildlife Office: Amargosa Toad - website of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Nevada Office