Puerto Rican Crested Toad

Not to be confused with large-crested toad.
Puerto Rican Crested Toad
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo
Species: B. lemur
Binomial name
Bufo lemur
(Cope, 1869)
Synonyms

Peltophryne lemur

The Puerto Rican Crested Toad or simply Puerto Rican Toad (Bufo lemur) is a species of toad found only in Puerto Rico. It is the only species of toad native to Puerto Rico. The species formerly occurred in Virgin Gorda.[2] It is listed as a threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife Service due to habitat loss and introduced species. The IUCN has the species listed as critically endangered, although this classification is in question as recent hurricanes that have produced several inches of precipitation have revealed large populations in suitable habitat.


See also

Puerto Rico portal
Biology portal
Amphibians and Reptiles portal


References

  1. ^ Hedges et al. (2004). Bufo lemur. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is critically endangered
  2. ^ Bob Johnson. "Recovery of the Puerto Rican Crested Toad". Endangered Species Bulletin. http://www.fws.gov/endangered/bulletin/99/05-06/08-09.pdf. Retrieved November 27, 2006. 

External links

Data related to Peltophryne lemur at Wikispecies
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bufo_lemur Bufo lemur] at Wikimedia Commons