Incilius marmoreus
| Incilius marmoreus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Incilius |
| Species: | I. marmoreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Incilius marmoreus (Wiegmann, 1833) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bufo marmoreus Wiegmann, 1833 | |
Incilius marmoreus (formerly Bufo marmoreus, common name Wiegmann's toad or marbled toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Mexico and found along the Pacific coastal plain between northern Sinaloa and Chiapas. There is also an isolated population in the region of Veracruz on the Atlantic coast, and a record from Hidalgo.[1][2]
Its natural habitats are tropical deciduous and semi-deciduous forests; it also occurs in disturbed habitats that remain relatively closed. Breeds takes place in streams. It is a very common species that might locally be affected by extreme habitat alteration.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Georgina Santos-Barrera, Antonio Muñoz Alonso, Paulino Ponce-Campos (2010). "Incilius marmoreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2010: e.T54702A11186299. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Incilius marmoreus (Wiegmann, 1833)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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