Cranopsis macrocristatus

Cranopsis macrocristatus
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Bufo
Species:	B. macrocristatus
Binomial name
*Bufo macrocristatus* Firschein & Smith, 1957

Synonyms
Cranopsis macrocristatus, Ollotis macrocristatus

Cranopsis macrocristatus is one of several former names for Bufo macrocristatus, a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Frost, Darrel; Grant, Taran; Faivovich, Julián; Bain, Raoul H.; Haas, Alexander; Haddad, Célio F.B.; De Sá, Rafael O.; Channing, Alan et al. (2006). "The Amphibian Tree of Life". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 297: 364. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)297[0001:TATOL]2.0.CO;2.
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.
Santos-Barrera, G. & Acevedo, M. 2004. Bufo macrocristatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.