Cranopsis melanochlorus
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Cranopsis melanochlorus, Ollotis melanochlorus |
Cranopsis melanochlorus is one of several former names for Bufo melanochlorus, a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Costa Rica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Bolaños, F. & Chaves, G. 2004. Bufo melanochlorus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Frost, Darrel (2006). "The Amphibian Tree of Life". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 297: 364. doi:.
- Pauly, G. B., D. M. Hillis, and D. C, Cannatella. (2004) The history of a Nearctic colonization: Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of the Nearctic toads (Bufo). Evolution 58: 2517–2535.
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