Western toad
| Western Toad | |
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| In Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | |
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| Subgenus: | Anaxyrus
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| Species: | A. boreas
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| Anaxyrus boreas Baird & Girard, 1852
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Bufo boreas | |
The Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) is a species of toads. They are among the largest toads. They can grow up to 5.6 and 13 cm long. They live in western North America.
References
- http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/animals/amphibian/bubo/all.html Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
Books
- 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.
- This article is based on a description from A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Coastal Southern California, Robert N. Fisher and Ted J. Case, USGS.
Other websites
Media related to Western toad at Wikimedia Commons
- "Native Boreal Toads Released Into Rocky Mountain National Park". armi.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 2009-12-12.
