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.[2] 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.[1]
Cuban long-nosed toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Peltophryne |
Species: | P. longinasus
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Binomial name | |
Peltophryne longinasus (Stejneger, 1905)
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References
edit- ^ a b 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.