Cuban long-nosed toad | |
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Conservation status | |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Peltophryne |
Species: | P. longinasus |
Binomial name | |
Peltophryne longinasus (Stejneger, 1905) | |
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The Cuban long-nosed toad (Peltophryne longinasus), or Stejneger's Caribbean toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Cuba and only known from three widely separated populations. Its natural habitats are upland pinewoods and mesic broadleaf forests. It is always found by streams. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging, charcoaling, fires, and agricultural expansion.
References
- ^ Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz (2004). "Peltophryne longinasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54693A11176718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54693A11176718.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Peltophryne longinasus (Stejneger, 1905)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Peltophryne longinasus |
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Bufo longinasus |
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