Mountain toad
Appearance
Mountain toad | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Incilius |
Species: | I. cavifrons
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Binomial name | |
Incilius cavifrons (Firschein, 1950)
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The mountain toad (Incilius cavifrons) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Sierra de los Tuxtlas region in southern Veracruz state, Mexico.[1][2]
Its natural habitats are tropical pine-oak forests. It breeds in streams.[1]
This naturally rare species is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural activities, wood extraction, and infrastructure development.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Incilius cavifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T54605A176773178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T54605A176773178.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Incilius cavifrons (Firschein, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 December 2014.