| American toad | |
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| Specimen from Jacques-Cartier National Park, Quebec, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Anaxyrus |
| Species: | A. americanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 | |
The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus)[3] is a common species of toad found throughout Canada and the eastern United States. It is divided into three subspecies: the eastern American toad (A. a. americanus), the dwarf American toad (A. a. charlesmithi) and the rare Hudson Bay toad (A. a. copei). Recent taxonomic treatments place this species in the genus Anaxyrus instead of Bufo.[3][4][5]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Anaxyrus americanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T54570A56843565. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T54570A56843565.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Anaxyrus americanus". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ Review: The Amphibian Tree of Life, by Frost, D.R. et al. Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, Amphibiatree
- ^ "Bufonidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.