Dwarf American Toad
Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus charlesmithi
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- A. a. charlesmithi – Smith Co, TX – photo from iNaturalist, Chris Harrison
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- Map by Steve Bledsoe, SWCHR
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Bufo (Anaxyrus) a. charlesmithi occurs in extreme northeastern Texas.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Bufo (Anaxyrus) americanus charlesmithi (Bragg – 1954)
Genus: Bufo, Latin = toad – toads have been known as bufo since ancient times
Genus 2: Anaxyrus – Greek = a chief, a leader
Species: americanus, belonging to America (the New World)
Subspecies: charlesmithi , honors Charles C. Smith
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962