Great Plains Toad
Bufo (Anaxyrus) cognatus
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- A. cognatus – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Diego Ortiz
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- A. cognatus – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- A. cognatus – Cochise Co, AZ – photo by Steve Bledsoe
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- A. cognatus – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- A. cognatus – Pima Co, AZ – photo by Jason Penney
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- A. cognatus – Maricopa Co, AZ – photo by Will Wells
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- A. cognatus – Map by USGS
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Bufo (Anaxyrus) cognatus occurs in north and far west Texas, then westward throughout much of New Mexico, most of Arizona, southwestern Utah, extreme southern Nevada and in the southeastern corner of California.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bufo (Anaxyrus) cognatus (Say – 1823)
Genus: Bufo, Latin = toad – toads have been known as bufo since ancient times
Genus 2: Anaxyrus – Greek = a chief, a leader
Species: cognatus, Latin = related by birth – ref. unknown
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962