Pine toad
| Pine Toad | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Incilius |
| Species: | I. occidentalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Incilius occidentalis (Camerano, 1879) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bufo occidentalis Camerano, 1879 | |
The pine toad (Incilius occidentalis, formerly Bufo occidentalis) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Mexico and found on the Central Mexican Plateau.[1][2] It was confused with Incilius mccoyi until that species was described in 2011.[3]
It is a common toad that lives in a wide variety of habitats, including lowland xeric scrubs, deciduous forest,coniferous forests, and oak forests. It can also occur in disturbed environments. Breeding takes place in streams, and desiccation, alteration and pollution of its breeding habitat is the main threat to this species.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Georgina Santos-Barrera, Oscar Flores-Villela, Paulino Ponce-Campos (2010). "Incilius occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2010: e.T54719A11192351. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Incilius occidentalis (Camerano, 1879)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Incilius mccoyi Santos-Barrera and Flores-Villela, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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