Anaxyrus compactilis

Anaxyrus compactilis (common name: plateau toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Mexico.[2] It is a little known species associated with desert and shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by conversion of land for agriculture.[1]

Anaxyrus compactilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species:
A. compactilis
Binomial name
Anaxyrus compactilis
(Wiegmann, 1833)
Synonyms
  • Bufo compactilis Wiegmann, 1833

References

  1. Georgina Santos-Barrera; Oscar Flores-Villela; Paulino Ponce-Campos (2010). "Anaxyrus compactilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anaxyrus compactilis (Wiegmann, 1833)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 March 2014.


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