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Little Mexican toad

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Little Mexican toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Anaxyrus
Species:
A. kelloggi
Binomial name
Anaxyrus kelloggi
(Taylor, 1936)
Synonyms

Bufo kelloggi Taylor, 1938

The little Mexican toad (Anaxyrus kelloggi), formerly Bufo kelloggi, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Mexico and found in the Pacific coastal plains between central Sonora and Nayarit.[1][2] The specific name honors Remington Kellogg, who was an American zoologist and a director of the United States National Museum.[3]

The species' natural habitats are thorn forests and tropical deciduous forests on coastal open lowlands to 200 m (660 ft) above sea level. It is tolerant to human disturbance and can breed in artificial water bodies such as dams.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Anaxyrus kelloggi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T54680A53949912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T54680A53949912.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Anaxyrus kelloggi (Taylor, 1938)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.