Bufonidae, Gray, 1825

Wagner, Philipp, Bauer, Aaron M., Leviton, Alan E., Wilms, Thomas M. & Böhme, Wolfgang, 2016, A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Afghanistan *, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 63 (13), pp. 457-565 : 462

Family Bufonidae

Following their phylogenetic results within the genus Bufo, Frost et al. (2006) included the complex of the green toads in their new genus Pseudepidalea , which is the sister genus to Epidalea . Later, Dubois and Bour (2010) regarded Bufotes Rafinesque, 1815 , as the oldest available name for this group, but placed it as a subgenus of Bufo , which is inconsistent with our current understanding of the Bufonidae . However, Bufotes is often used at the generic level, although its status is still under discussion. We here retain a more inclusive genus Bufo , incorporating several genetic lineages recognized by Frost et al. (2006) within a larger monophyletic genus.