True toad
| True toads Temporal range: Late Paleocene – Recent
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|---|---|
| Cane toad (R. marina) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Superfamily: | Hyloidea |
| Family: | Bufonidae Gray, 1825 |
| Genera | |
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Over 35 see text | |
| Native distribution of Bufonidae (in black) | |
A true toad is any member of the family Bufonidae, in the order Anura (frogs and toads). This is the only family of anurans in which all members are known as toads, although some may be called frogs (such as harlequin frogs). The bufonids now comprise more than 35 genera, Bufo being the best known.