Biology:Incilius spiculatus

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Incilius spiculatus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Incilius
Species:
I. spiculatus
Binomial name
Incilius spiculatus
(Mendelson, 1997)
Synonyms
  • Bufo spiculatus Mendelson, 1997
  • Cranopsis spiculatus (Mendelson, 1997)
  • Ollotiis spiculatus (Mendelson, 1997)

Incilius spiculatus (common name: spiculate toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Oaxaca, Mexico, and known from the northern slopes of the Sierra de Juárez and the adjacent Sierra Mixe.[1][2] Its natural habitats are cloud forests and lowland rainforests. It breeds in streams. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Incilius spiculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T54762A53950866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T54762A53950866.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54762/53950866. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Incilius spiculatus (Mendelson, 1997)". 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-spiculatus. Retrieved 11 December 2015. 

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