Biology:Cuban high-crested toad
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Short description: Species of amphibian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Peltophryne |
| Species: | P. gundlachi
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| Binomial name | |
| Peltophryne gundlachi (Ruibal, 1959)
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The Cuban high-crested toad (Peltophryne gundlachi), or Gundlach's Caribbean toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Cuba.
The specific name gundlachi honors Juan Gundlach, a Cuban zoologist.[2]
Distribution and habitat
It is found plains in all provinces as well as Isla de la Juventud and the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago.[1][3] Its natural habitats are primarily forests but also xeric and mesic grasslands. It is an explosive breeder of rain-flooded pools.
Conservation
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz (2004). "Peltophryne gundlachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T54657A11182838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54657A11182838.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54657/11182838. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA85.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Peltophryne gundlachi (Ruibal, 1959)". 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/Peltophryne/Peltophryne-gundlachi. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q4678540 entry
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