Monday, November 5, 2012

Amphibian

Common name: Great Plains Toad

Scientific name: Anaxyrus cognatus
  Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
  Class: Amphibia
  Order:  Anura
  Family: Bufonidae
  Genus: Anaxyrus
  species:  cognatus 

The great plains toad is found in North America, and is named for living in the Great Plains. They primarily eat worms, and are predated by the plains garter snake.  

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