Biology:Incilius mazatlanensis

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Incilius mazatlanensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Incilius
Species:
I. mazatlanensis
Binomial name
Incilius mazatlanensis
(Taylor, 1940)
Synonyms

Bufo mazatlanensis Taylor, 1940 "1939"
Cranopsis mazatlanensis (Taylor, 1940)
Ollotis mazatlanensis (Taylor, 1940)
Bufo nayaritensis Taylor, 1943

Incilius mazatlanensis (common name: Sinaloa toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Mexico and found in the Pacific coastal plain and slopes from southwestern Chihuahua and northern Sonora south to Colima.[1][2]

Its natural habitats are tropical deciduous and semi-deciduous forests, riparian environments, and lowland pine forests. It is a common species. It is not threatened although it can be locally impacted by desiccation of water systems.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Incilius mazatlanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T54704A53950342. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T54704A53950342.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54704/53950342. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Incilius mazatlanensis (Taylor, 1940)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Incilius/Incilius-mazatlanensis. Retrieved 5 December 2015. 

Wikidata ☰ Q22028787 entry