Texas Toad
Anaxyrus speciosus

• Order: Anura
• Family: Bufonidae (Common Toads)
• Species: Anaxyrus speciosus (an-a-ZY-rus spee-see-OH-sus)
• Common English Names: Texas Toad

Bufo speciosus. Photographer: Dr. Carl S. Lieb. Hudspeth Co., TX. 20 July 1988.

Comments

Until relatively recently, the North American common toads of the family Bufonidae were placed in the genus Bufo. That genus is now limited to the Eastern Hemisphere, and the North American species in our region are placed in one of two genera, Anaxyrus or Ollotis.

Last Update: 10 Jul 2009