Southwestern Toad
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| Bufo mexicanus Brocchi, 1879 |
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Anaxyrus mexicanus |
The Southwestern Toad (Bufo mexicanus) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[edit] Source
- 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.
- Santos-Barrera, G. & Canseco-Márquez, L. 2004. Bufo mexicanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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