True toad

True toads Temporal range: Late Paleocene – Recent[1] 57–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Cane toad (R. marina)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Superfamily:	Hyloidea
Family:	Bufonidae Gray, 1825
Genera
Over 35 see text
Native distribution of Bufonidae (in black)

A true toad is any member of the family Bufonidae, in the order Anura (frogs and toads). This is the only family of anurans in which all members are known as toads, although some may be called frogs (such as harlequin frogs). The bufonids now comprise more than 35 genera, Bufo being the best known.