AmphibiaWeb - Anaxyrus williamsi


Anaxyrus williamsi (Gordon, Simandle & Tracy, 2017) Dixie Valley Toad	family: Bufonidae genus: Anaxyrus
Species Description: Gordon MR, Simandle ET, Tracy CR. 2017. A diamond in the rough desert shrublands of the Great Basin in the Western United States: A new cryptic toad species (Amphibia: Bufonidae: Bufo (Anaxyrus)) discovered in Northern Nevada. Zootaxa 4290: 123–129.
Etymology: The species epithet, “williamsi,” pays tribute to Robert Williams, the former Field Supervisor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Gordon et al. 2017). He is noted for his considerable contribution towards conservation of fauna in Nevada and California.

Conservation Status (definitions)

IUCN Red List Status Account	Critically Endangered (CR)
NatureServe	Use NatureServe Explorer to see status.
CITES	No CITES Listing
National Status	Federal listed as Endangered by USFWS (2022)
Regional Status	None