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Scientific Name
Anaxyrus boreas
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anaxyrus boreas (Baird and Girard, 1852)
Park
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Western Toad
Park Synonyms
Bufo halophilus, Bufo boreas
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Anura |
| Family | Bufonidae |
| Genus | Anaxyrus |
| Species | Anaxyrus boreas |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Darwin Falls. Feder, J.H. 1979
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
The population at Darwin Falls is native, but the population at Furnace Creek is introduced, and probably since the 1960's (Threloff 1996)
Abundance
Abundant
Abundance Notes
Abundant at Darwin Falls, and also present (introduced) in the Furnace Creek area.
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
10
References
Vouchers
3
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
dgundlach@nps.gov
Created Date
5/21/2014 3:05:19 PM
Last Modified By
aloar@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/4/2014 2:09:27 PM
Notes
Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence In Our Understanding. Edition 6.1 Last updated: 24 May 2011 (http://www.ssarherps.org/pages/comm_names/Index.php)
Turner, F.B. and R.H. Wauer. 1963. A survey of the herpetofauna of the Death Valley area. Great Basin Naturalist 23(3-4): 119-128. (548470)
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