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Systematics of the Bufo coccifer Complex (Anura: Bufonidae) of Mesoamerica
Mendelson, Joseph R., III Williams, Becky L. Sheil, Christopher A. Mulcahy, Daniel G.
Mendelson, Joseph R., III
Williams, Becky L.
Sheil, Christopher A.
Mulcahy, Daniel G.
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Many populations of toads occuring between west-central Mexico and Panama have been referred to Bufo coccifer Cope, 1866. While the taxonomic status of these populations has been questioned for many decades, a thorough review of the B. coccifer complex never has been presented. Based on evidence from external morphology and a partial molecular data-set, we conclude that this complex consists minimally of six species. Herein, we recognize B. coccifer Cope, 1866, B. cycladen Lynch and Smith, 1966, and B ibarrai Stuart, 1954, and describe three new species.
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2005-03-31
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Natural History Museum, University of Kansas
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Bufonidae, Bufo coccifer, Bufo cycladen, Bufo ibarrai, Bufo pisinnus, Bufo signifer, Mesoamerica, Taxonomy
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Mendelson, J. R. (2005). Systematics of the Bufo coccifer complex (Anura: Bufonidae) of Mesoamerica / by Joseph R. Mendelson III ... [et al.]. Scientific Papers, (38), 1-27. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.8482