Nearctic Bufo Clade
clade Anaxyrus
David Cannatella
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The phylogeny of this group of Bufo species was taken from Pauly et al. (2004). Note that not all species of Bufo occurring in the United States are part of this clade, but most are.
References
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(11):2517-2535.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Bufo cognatus |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Great Plains Toad |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Scientific Name | Bufo punctatus |
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| Location | Texas, USA |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Red Spotted Toadarama |
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David Cannatella
University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
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- First online 29 November 2008
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Cannatella, David. 2008. Nearctic Bufo Clade. clade Anaxyrus. Version 07 December 2008 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Nearctic_Bufo_Clade/133679/2008.12.07 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
