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Scientific Name
Anaxyrus punctatus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anaxyrus punctatus (Baird and Girard, 1852)
Park
Death Valley National Park (DEVA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Red-spotted Toad
Park Synonyms
Bufo punctatus
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 punctatus |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
oases and canyon springs
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Rare at Darwin Falls (none recorded during surveys in 2002); has been largely replaced by western toads there (D. Morafka, pers. comm.)
Seasonality Tags
- Resident
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
75
References
Vouchers
51
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
dgundlach@nps.gov
Created Date
5/21/2014 4:27:39 PM
Last Modified By
aloar@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/4/2014 2:14:15 PM
Notes
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).
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)
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