Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Bufo boreas | Western Toad 



ABBREVIATION : 
BUBO

COMMON NAMES : 
   western toad
   boreal toad


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for western toad is Bufo boreas
[13,16].  Accepted subspecies are as follows:

Bufo boreas ssp. boreas     boreal toad 
B. b. ssp. halophilus       California toad, alkali toad [13,16]

The black toad (formerly B. b. ssp. exsul) and the Amargosa toad
(formerly B. b. ssp. nelsoni) have been given species status as B. exsul
and B. nelsoni, respectively, and are therefore not treated in this
writeup [16].


ORDER : 
Anura

CLASS : 
Amphibian

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
The boreal toad is federally listed as a Category 2 subspecies [42].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, April 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 



AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1994. Bufo boreas. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Bufo boreas | Western Toad