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Bufo quercicus

Basic information
Scientific name Bufo quercicus (No picture)
Major synonym Anaxyrus quercicus
Common names Oak toad
Higher taxon Bufonidae, Anura, Amphibia
Natural range Southeastern USA
Habitat Pine forest with grass.
Invasion information
Range in Japan Not established in Japan Range in Japan
Origin Unintroduced to Japan.
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Impact Potentially: Predation, competition, venomous to predators.
Native organism(s) affected: Small invertebrates (predation). Native frogs (competition). Snakes eating frogs and toads (venomous).
Regulation in Japan Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act.
Introduced range in other countries Under Construction.
Reference Notes
  • Bartlett & Bartlett (1999) A field guide to florida reptiles and amphibians. Gulf Publishing, Huston.
  • Conant & Collins (1991) A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians. Eastern/Central North America 3rd ed.. Houghton Mifflin, Boston.
  • Frost (2009) Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.3 (12 February, 2009). http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/ . AMNH, New York, USA.
  • Ministry of the Environment, Japan. The Invasive Alien Species Act (Accessed on 2012-7-04) http://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/as.html
  • Nagasaka (ed) (1996) Picture Book of Reptiles & Amphibians. Pisces (in Jpn)