American toad
The American toad (Bufo americanus) is a species of toad. They live in eastern United States and Canada. There are three subspecies: the eastern American toad, the dwarf American toad, and the rare Hudson Bay toad.
| American toad | |
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| File:Bufo americanus PJC1.jpg | |
| Specimen from Jacques-Cartier National Park, Quebec, Canada | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification e | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Anaxyrus |
| Species: | A. americanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)
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| Subspecies | |
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| Range of A. americanus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 | |
Subspecies
Eastern American toad
The eastern American toad (A. a. americanus) is a medium-sized toad. Most of the time, its size is 5–9 cm (2.0–3.5 in).[2] The biggest one measured was 11.1 centimetres (4.4 in).[3]
Dwarf American toad
The dwarf American toad (A. a. charlesmithi) is smaller than the eastern American toad. Its size is 6 cm (2+1⁄4 in).
Hudson Bay toad
The Hudson Bay toad (A. a. copei) is a rare toad.[4] Small groups of them are found in north Ontario.
Gallery
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A young American toad in a hand
- Top view of an American Toad found in Southeast Idaho.JPG
Adult American toad in a pool skimmer, with leaves showing the toad's size
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Back of eastern American toad with markings and warts
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An eastern American toad close up
- Red Bufo americanus.JPG
A young American toad
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Front view of eastern American toad
- Bufo americanus Side.JPG
Side view of camouflaged eastern American toad
- Eastern American toad (Sudden Tract).jpg
Eastern American toad in North Dumfries, Ontario
- American toad shedding skin.JPG
An American toad eating its skin while it sheds
- American Toad singing.jpg
An American toad singing
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An American toad with a worm
American Toad Media
- American toad tad.jpg
Tadpole of A. americanus
- Bufo americanus Wooster Ohio.jpg
Eastern American toad in Ohio
- EasternAmericanToad DarienLakesStatePark2 2020-06-16.jpg
Eastern American toad showing ground leaf camouflage in Darien Lakes State Park
- EasternAmericanToad DarienLakesStatePark 2020-06-16.jpg
Eastern American toad showing bare ground camouflage in Darien Lakes State Park
- Bufo americanusPCCA20060417-3354B.jpg
Detail of parotoid glands
- Newly metamorphosed American Toad.png
Newly metamorphosed American Toad (~5mm) at confluence of Keay Brook, Berwick, ME and the Salmon Falls River.
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ American toad (Bufo americanus) Archived June 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Natural Resources Canada
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. |
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Wikispecies has information on: American toad. |
- B. americanus at the United States Geological Survey site
- B. americanus Archived 2004-10-18 at the Wayback Machine at the USDA's Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Animal Diversity Web: Bufo americanus
- Photograph and audio recording of male American toad