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Definition of Family Bufonidae
1. Noun. True toads.
Generic synonyms: Amphibian Family
Group relationships: Anura, Batrachia, Order Anura, Order Batrachia, Order Salientia, Salientia
Member holonyms: True Toad, Genus Bufo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Bufonidae
Literary usage of Family Bufonidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"Frequents swampy grounds. The food of all these species consists of insects.
family Bufonidae. " Toads." Genus BOFO. ..."
2. Convergence in Evolution by Arthur Willey (1911)
"We may now consider the case of two genera of toads belonging to one family (Bufonidae)
of a large order (Batrachia-Anura). These show several exceptional ..."
3. Natural History in Zoological Gardens: Being Some Account of Vertebrated Animals by Frank Evers Beddard (1905)
"But in this case some of the family Bufonidae, the toads par excellence, will
have to be excluded. On the whole the term toad had ..."
4. The Balance of Nature and Modern Conditions of Cultivation: A Practical by George Abbey (1909)
"... of amphibian Vertebrata and family Bufonidae, which is distinguished by the
toes of the hind feet being slightly webbed, but not so perfectly as in the ..."
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