Amargosa toad
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| Amargosa toad | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Bufo |
| Species: | B. nelsoni |
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| Bufi nelsoni Stejneger, 1893 |
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| Synonyms | |
| Bufo boreas ssp. nelsoni Stejneger, 1893
Anaxyrus nelsoni |
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The Amargosa toad (Bufo nelsoni) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Western toad.
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[edit] Distribution
The Amargosa toad is endemic to the Oasis Valley in the Amargosa Desert of Nevada, United States. Its natural habitat is along a 10-mile stretch of the Amargosa River in the Oasis Valley and upland springs. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Effective steps are being taken by local citizens, ranchers, and farmers to preserve and restore the Amargosa toad's population in the area, in part to avoid federal intervention through the Endangered Species Act.[1]
[edit] 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: 2517–2535.
- Hammerson, G. 2004. Bufo nelsoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
[edit] Notes
- ^ NPR: "All Hopped Up: Town Unites For Toad Revival" . NPR . accessed 11.10.2010
[edit] External links
- Nevada Fish & Wildlife Office: Amargosa Toad - website of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Nevada Office
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