Two-spaded narrow-mouthed toad
| Hypopachus ustus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Hypopachus |
| Species: | H. ustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypopachus ustus (Cope, 1866) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gastrophryne usta (Cope, 1866) | |
The two-spaded narrow-mouthed toad, Hypopachus ustus, is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family found in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico.[2] Its natural habitats are tropical dry and moist lowland forests. Breeding takes place in both temporary and permanent ponds. As this species is widespread and can live modified habitats, it is not considered threatened.[1]
References
- 1 2 Georgina Santos-Barrera, Gunther Köhler, Manuel Acevedo, Paulino Ponce-Campos (2010). "Gastrophryne usta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hypopachus ustus (Cope, 1866)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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