Cuban high-crested toad
| Cuban high-crested toad | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Peltophryne |
| Species: | P. gundlachi |
| Binomial name | |
| Peltophryne gundlachi (Ruibal, 1959) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo gundlachi Ruibal, 1959 | |
The Cuban high-crested toad or Gundlach's Caribbean toad (Peltophryne gundlachi, in Spanish saptito matraca) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Cuba. It is found plains in all provinces as well as Isla de la Juventud and the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago.[1][2] Its natural habitats are primarily forests but also xeric and mesic grasslands. It is an explosive breeder of rain-flooded pools. It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by agriculture, and by agricultural pollution. Its habitat is also threatened by the invasive tree Dichrostachys cinerea.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Hedges, B. & Díaz, L. (2004). "Peltophryne gundlachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Peltophryne gundlachi (Ruibal, 1959)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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