Little Mexican toad

The little Mexican toad (Anaxyrus kelloggi), formerly Bufo kelloggi, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Mexico and found in the Pacific coastal plains between central Sonora and Nayarit.^[1][2] The specific name honors Remington Kellogg, who was an American zoologist and a director of the United States National Museum.^[3]

Little Mexican toad
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Anaxyrus
Species:	A. kelloggi
Binomial name
Anaxyrus kelloggi (Taylor, 1936)
Synonyms
Bufo kelloggi Taylor, 1938

The species' natural habitats are thorn forests and tropical deciduous forests on coastal open lowlands to 200 m (660 ft) above sea level. It is tolerant to human disturbance and can breed in artificial water bodies such as dams.^[1]