Bufo woodhousii
Encyclopedia
The Woodhouse's Toad, is a medium-sized (4 inches (10 cm)) true toad
, which is native to the United States
and Mexico
. There are two recognized subspecies
. The epithet woodhousii is in honor of the American physician and naturalist Samuel Washington Woodhouse
. B. woodhousii tends to hybridize with Bufo americanus in their overlapping ranges.
True toad
Bufonidae is the family of the true toads, members of the order Anura . They are the only family of anurans all members of which are known as "toads." The bufonids now comprise more than 35 genera, Bufo being the most widespread and well known.-Characteristics:True toads are widespread and occur...
, which is native to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. There are two recognized subspecies
Subspecies
Subspecies in biological classification, is either a taxonomic rank subordinate to species, ora taxonomic unit in that rank . A subspecies cannot be recognized in isolation: a species will either be recognized as having no subspecies at all or two or more, never just one...
. The epithet woodhousii is in honor of the American physician and naturalist Samuel Washington Woodhouse
Samuel Washington Woodhouse
thumb|1847 daguerreotypeSamuel Washington Woodhouse was an American surgeon, explorer and naturalist.Woodhouse was doctor and naturalist on the Sitgreaves Expedition led by Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves from San Antonio to San Diego which explored the possibility of a route from the Zuni River to the...
. B. woodhousii tends to hybridize with Bufo americanus in their overlapping ranges.
Subspecies
- Southern Woodhouse's Toad, Bufo woodhousii australis (Shannon & Lowe, 1955)
- Rocky Mountain Toad, Bufo woodhousii woodhousii (GirardCharles Frédéric GirardCharles Frédéric Girard was a French biologist specializing in ichthyology and herpetology.Born in Mulhouse, France, he studied at the College of Neuchâtel, Switzerland as a student of Louis Agassiz. In 1847, he accompanied Agassiz as his assistant to Harvard...
, 1854)
External links
- Bufo woodhousii at CalPhotos
- Western Soundscape Archive - Western Woodhouse's Toad recording