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Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortes

L. Grismer

Print publication date: 2002

Print ISBN-13: 9780520224179

Published to California Scholarship Online: March 2012

DOI: 10.1525/california/9780520224179.001.0001

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Frogs and Toads

Frogs and Toads

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(p.62) (p.63) 2 Frogs and Toads
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Amphibians and Reptiles of Baja California, Including Its Pacific Islands and the Islands in the Sea of Cortes
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L. Lee Grismer

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University of California Press
DOI:10.1525/california/9780520224179.003.0004

This chapter examines the identification, distribution, taxonomy, natural history, and geographic variation of frogs and toads found in Baja California. The frog and toad fauna consists of five families and four genera: the Bufonidae family (true toads), represented by the genus Bufo; Hylidae (treefrogs), represented by the genus Hyla; Ranidae (true frogs) represented by the genus Rana; and Pelobatidae (spadefoot toads), represented by Scaphiopus and Spea.

Keywords:   frogs, toads, Bufonidae, Hylidae, Ranidae, Pelobatidae

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