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]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Anaxyrus |
Species: | A. compactilis
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Binomial name | |
Anaxyrus compactilis (Wiegmann, 1833)
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References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Anaxyrus compactilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T54613A53949415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T54613A53949415.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ 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.