Anaxyrus compactilis
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| Anaxyrus compactilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Bufo |
| Species: | B. compactilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bufo compactilis (Wiegmann, 1833) |
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Anaxyrus compactilis |
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Anaxyrus compactilis is a synonym for Bufo compactilis, the valid name for a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
[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.
- Santos-Barrera, G. & Flores-Villela, O. 2004. Bufo compactilis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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