Sonoran Green Toad

Sonoran Green Toad
Sonoran Green Toad
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo
Species: B. retiformis
Binomial name
Bufo retiformis
Sanders & Smith, 1951
Synonyms

Anaxyrus retiformis

The Sonoran Green Toad, Crapaud Vert Du Sonora, Sapo Verde De Sonora, or Sapo Verde-sonorense (Bufo retiformis) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Mexico and the United States. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, temperate desert, pastureland, water storage areas, ponds, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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.
  • Hammerson, G., Santos-Barrera, G. & Blomquist, S. 2004. Bufo retiformis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.