American toad

American toad
	Specimen from Jacques-Cartier National Park, Quebec, Canada
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Anaxyrus
Species:	A. americanus
Binomial name
	Anaxyrus americanus; (Holbrook, 1836)
Subspecies
	A. a. americanus; A. a. charlesmithi; A. a. copei;
	Range of A. americanus
Synonyms
	Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836
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The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is a common species of toad found throughout the eastern half of Canada and the United States. It is divided into three subspecies: the eastern American toad (A. a. americanus), the dwarf American toad (A. a. charlesmithi) and the rare Hudson Bay toad (A. a. copei). Taxonomic treatments in 2006 placed this species in the genus Anaxyrus instead of Bufo.