True toad genera are the genera of the family Bufonidae, which are best known for their thick, warty skins. Animal Diversity Web recognizes over 350 extant species in approximately 26 genera, found throughout temperate and tropical regions except east of Wallace's Line, Madagascar and Oceania, and notes that bufonids are unique among anurans in having a Bidder's organ. GBIF is led by Rhinella with about 135 descendant taxa, Atelopus with about 107, Incilius with about 68, Bufo with about 65 and Sclerophrys with about 56.
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Animal Diversity Web: Bufonidae
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Over 350 extant species in approximately 26 genera are recognized in this family of anurans.
GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, children of Bufonidae
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"canonicalName":"Rhinella","vernacularName":"South American Toads","authorship":"Fitzinger, 1826","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Fitzinger, L. J. F. J. (1826). Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren Natürlichen Verwandtschaften nebst einer Verwandtschafts-Tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K. K. Zoologisch Museum's zu Wien. Wien: J. G. Heubner. ","numDescendants":135
Children of Bufonidae: Atelopus
"canonicalName":"Atelopus","vernacularName":"Harlequin Frogs","authorship":"Duméril & Bibron, 1841","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Duméril, A. M. C.; Bibron, G. (1841). Erpétologie Genérale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Volume 8. Paris: Librarie Enclyclopedique de Roret. ","numDescendants":107
Children of Bufonidae: Incilius
"canonicalName":"Incilius","vernacularName":"Central American Toads","authorship":"Cope, 1863","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Cope, E. D. (1863). On Trachycephalus, Scaphiopus and other Batrachia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 15: 43-54.","numDescendants":68
Children of Bufonidae: Bufo
"canonicalName":"Bufo","vernacularName":"Old World Toads","authorship":"Garsault, 1764","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Garsault, F. A. P. de. (1764). Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Médecine, Décrits dans la Matière Médicale de Mr. Geoffroy Médecin, Dessinés d'après Nature. Niquet scrip. [Tome 5]. [4], index 20 pp., pls. 644-729. Paris.. Paris: Mrs. Defehrt, Prevost, Duflos, Martinet &c. ","numDescendants":65
Children of Bufonidae: Sclerophrys
"canonicalName":"Sclerophrys","vernacularName":"African Toads","authorship":"Tschudi, 1838","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Tschudi, J. J. (1838). Classification der Batrachier, mit Berücksichtigung der fossilen Thiere dieser Abtheilung der Reptilien. Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel. 2:1-100.","numDescendants":56
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Bufo () is a genus of true toads in the amphibian family Bufonidae.
Wikipedia: Rhinella
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Rhinella, commonly known as South American toads, beaked toads or Rio Viejo toads, is a genus of true toads native to Neotropical parts of Mexico, Central and South America.
Wikipedia: Anaxyrus
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Anaxyrus, containing the North American toads, is a genus of true toads in the family Bufonidae.
Wikipedia: Natterjack toad
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The natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe.
Atelopus (Wikipedia)
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Atelopus is a large genus of Bufonidae, commonly known as harlequin frogs or toads, from Central and South America, ranging as far north as Costa Rica and as far south as Bolivia.
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