Definition of Bufo. Meaning of Bufo. Synonyms of Bufo

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Definition of Bufo

Bufo
Bufo Bu"fo, n. [L. bufo a toad.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads.

Meaning of Bufo from wikipedia

- Bufo is a genus of true toads in the amphibian family Bufonidae. As traditionally defined, it was a wastebasket genus containing a large number of toads...
- European toad, or in Anglophone parts of Europe, simply the toad (Bufo bufo, from Latin bufo "toad"), is a frog found throughout most of Europe (with the exception...
- throughout Central and South America, but it was formerly ****igned to the genus Bufo. The cane toad is an old species. A fossil toad (specimen UCMP 41159) from...
- to bufotenin, Bufo secretions also contain digoxin-like cardiac glycosides, and ingestion of the poison can be fatal. Ingestion of Bufo toad toxins and...
- taxonomic treatments place this species in the genus Anaxyrus instead of Bufo. The eggs of the American toad are laid in two strings and can hatch in 2–14...
- up to 40 years, an age achieved by a European common toad (Bufo bufo). The cane toad (Bufo marinus) has been known to survive 24 years in captivity, and...
- The spiny toad, spiny common toad, or giant toad (Bufo spinosus) is a species of toad native to the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, extreme northeastern...
- Bufo bufo Bufo bufo gargarizans Sclerophrys gutturalis (syn. Bufo gutturalis) Bufo formosus Bufo fowleri Rhinella marina (formerly Bufo marinus) Bufo...
- considered a subspecies of Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii, formerly Bufo woodhousii). The specific name, fowleri, is in honor of naturalist Samuel...
- gave it the name Bufo woodhousii in honor of the American physician and naturalist Samuel Washington Woodhouse. The large genus Bufo was split by Frost...