Biology:Incilius spiculatus

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Incilius spiculatus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Incilius
Species:
I. spiculatus
Binomial name
Incilius spiculatus
(Mendelson, 1997)
Bufo spiculatus distribution.svg
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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