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On the River

            I didn't even see this guy until he hopped.  He's a Woodhouse's toad, Bufo woodhousii, I found on the Missouri River in North Dakota.  Or more specifically, he is a Rocky Mountain toad, B. w. woodhousii, a subspecies of Woodhouse's toad.  If you look close he has some grey scarring on his back from some sort of attack.  Should I crop this?  Yes or no?

This toad may be known as Anaxyrus woodhousii in the future.  Currently Anaxyrus is a subgenus of Bufo that contains many North American species.  However, many recognize it as its own genus (Frost et al.) and the idea is apparently becoming more widely accepted.  

However, this reminds me of the unsuccessful revision of North American members of the frog genus Rana, and their proposed genus Lithobates (which was shot down).  Currently the official genus for this toad is still Bufo.

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Taken in: United States / North Dakota / Schmidt (show map)

Taken on: May 19, 2009

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Bufo woodhousii

Woodhouse's toad

Bufo

Rocky Mountain toad

Bufo woodhousii woodhousii

river

river bank

amphibian

Missouri River

Burleigh County

North Dakota

water

evening

dusk

nature

wildlife

male

Anaxyrus woodhousii

Anaxyrus

Rocky Mountain Woodhouse's toad

Bufo (Anaxyrus) woodhousii

Animalia

animal

Amphibia

Lissamphibia

Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii

Chordata

Anura

Bufonidae

true toad

taxonomy:kingdom=Animalia

taxonomy:phylum=Chordata

taxonomy:class=Amphibia

taxonomy:order=Anura

taxonomy:family=Bufonidae

taxonomy:genus=Bufo

taxonomy:binomial=Bufo woodhousii

taxonomy:common=Woodhouse's toad

taxonomy:trinomial=Bufo woodhousii woodhousii

taxonomy:common=Rocky Mountain toad

taxonomy:genus=Anaxyrus

taxonomy:binomial=Anaxyrus woodhousii

taxonomy:trinomial=Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii « less

Sets appears in: • Wildlife

Groups appears in: • Amphibian Life • Frogs & Toads more » • North Dakota • Stuff With Four Legs • Encyclopedia of Life Images « less

Camera: Sony DSC-H1, f/3.7, 1/100 sec, 72mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-H1
Aperture:	f/3.7
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	72mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Other
Contrast:	High
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
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