Bufo punctatus (Anaxyrus punctatus)
Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species: Anaxyrus punctatus
Name
Anaxyrus punctatus (Baird & Girard, 1852)
Type locality: "Rio San Pedro [Devil's River] of the Rio Grande Del Norte", Val Verde County, Texas, USA.
Holotype: Syntypes - USNM; USNM 2618 (3 specimens).
Note
The recognition of Anaxyrus as a genus distinct from Bufo is highly controversial, and has not been accepted by many herpetologists working with this group. For a complete phylogeny of the species in this group and their relationships as a subgroup within Bufo, see Pauly et al. (2004).
Synonyms
* Bufo punctatus Baird & Girard, 1852
* Bufo beldingi Yarrow, 1882
References
* Baird and Girard, 1852, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 6: 173.
* 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.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Anaxyrus punctatus . Accessed on 26 Mar 2008.
* World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN link: Anaxyrus punctatus (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Baird's Spotted Toad, Red-spotted Toad
