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American toad

Index American toad

The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a common species of toad found throughout the eastern United States and Canada. [1]

36 relations: Anaxyrus, Anaxyrus fowleri, Ant, Bufo, Bufotoxin, Canada, Canadian toad, Centipede, Chlorogonium, Cricket (insect), Earthworm, Evolution (journal), Fairfax, Virginia, Hibernation, Hudson Bay toad, Hybrid (biology), Incest, Incilius nebulifer, Integrated Taxonomic Information System, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Isthmus of Panama, IUCN Red List, John Edwards Holbrook, Mealworm, Moth, Oceanic dispersal, Parotoid gland, Slug, Southern toad, Spider, Subspecies, Tadpole, Toad, United States, United States Geological Survey, Woodhouse's toad.

Anaxyrus

Anaxyrus is a genus of true toads in the family Bufonidae.

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Anaxyrus fowleri

Fowler's toad (Anaxyrus fowleri, formerly Bufo fowleri) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

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Ant

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.

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Bufo

Bufo is a large genus of about 150 species of true toads in the amphibian family Bufonidae.

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Bufotoxin

Bufotoxins are a family of toxic steroid lactones.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian toad

The Canadian toad (also Dakota toad, Anaxyrus hemiophrys) is a species of toad that ranges from the prairie regions of central Canada south to parts of United States upper midwest.

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Centipede

Centipedes (from Latin prefix centi-, "hundred", and pes, pedis, "foot") are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which also includes Millipedes and other multi-legged creatures.

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Chlorogonium

Chlorogonium is a genus of green algae in the family Haematococcaceae.

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Cricket (insect)

Crickets (also known as "true crickets"), of the family Gryllidae, are insects related to bush crickets, and, more distantly, to grasshoppers.

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Earthworm

An earthworm is a tube-shaped, segmented worm found in the phylum Annelida.

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Evolution (journal)

Evolution, the International Journal of Organic Evolution, is a monthly scientific journal that publishes significant new results of empirical or theoretical investigations concerning facts, processes, mechanics, or concepts of evolutionary phenomena and events.

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Fairfax, Virginia

Fairfax, colloquially known as Central Fairfax, Downtown Fairfax, or Fairfax City, and officially named the City of Fairfax, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Hibernation

Hibernation is a state of inactivity and metabolic depression in endotherms.

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Hudson Bay toad

The Hudson Bay toad (Anaxyrus americanus copei) is a rare subspecies of the American toad.

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Hybrid (biology)

In biology, a hybrid, or crossbreed, is the result of combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction.

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Incest

Incest is sexual activity between family members or close relatives.

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Incilius nebulifer

Incilius nebulifer, also known as the coastal plains toad or Gulf coast toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

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Integrated Taxonomic Information System

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) is an American partnership of federal agencies designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Isthmus of Panama

The Isthmus of Panama (Istmo de Panamá), also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien (Istmo de Darién), is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America.

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IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, has evolved to become the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.

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John Edwards Holbrook

John Edwards Holbrook (December 31, 1796 – September 8, 1871) was an American zoologist, herpetologist, physician, and naturalist, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, the son of Silas Holbrook, a teacher, and Mary Edwards.

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Mealworm

Mealworms are the larval form of the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor, a species of darkling beetle.

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Moth

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera.

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Oceanic dispersal

Oceanic dispersal is a type of biological dispersal that occurs when terrestrial organisms transfer from one land mass to another by way of a sea crossing.

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Parotoid gland

The parotoid gland (alternatively, paratoid gland) is an external skin gland on the back, neck, and shoulder of toads and some frogs and salamanders.

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Slug

Slug, or land slug, is a common name for any apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc.

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Southern toad

The southern toad (Bufo terrestris or Anaxyrus terrestris) is a true toad native to the southeastern United States, from eastern Louisiana and southeastern Virginia south to Florida.

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Spider

Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom.

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Subspecies

In biological classification, the term subspecies refers to a unity of populations of a species living in a subdivision of the species’s global range and varies from other populations of the same species by morphological characteristics.

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Tadpole

A tadpole (also called a pollywog) is the larval stage in the life cycle of an amphibian, particularly that of a frog or toad.

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Toad

Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS, formerly simply Geological Survey) is a scientific agency of the United States government.

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Woodhouse's toad

Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii) is a medium-sized true toad native to the United States and Mexico.

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American Toad, Anaxyrus americanus, Bufo americanus, Dwarf American toad, Eastern American toad.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_toad

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