Biology:Cross toad

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Cross toad
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Leptophryne
Species:
L. borbonica
Binomial name
Leptophryne borbonica
(Tschudi, 1838)
Synonyms

Bufo jerboa Boulenger, 1890

The cross toad, hourglass toad or slender-legged toad (Leptophryne borbonica) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and possibly Brunei and the outskirts of Singapore. Its natural habitat is subtropical to tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical to tropical moist montane forest, typically near creeks and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss as well as the spread of chytrid fungus.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Leptophryne borbonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T54814A62029818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T54814A62029818.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54814/62029818. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q252784 entry