Dixie Valley toad
| Dixie Valley toad | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Anaxyrus |
| Species: | A. williamsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anaxyrus williamsi (Gordon, Simandle, & Tracy, 2017) | |
| Anaxyrus williamsi range | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Bufo williamsi Gordon, Simandle & Tracy, 2017 | |
The Dixie Valley toad (Anaxyrus williamsi or Bufo williamsi) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Churchill County in the state of Nevada in the United States. It was the first new toad species to be described from the United States since the description of the now-extinct in the wild Wyoming toad (A. baxteri) about 49 years prior.