Incilius guanacaste is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Guanacaste in northern Costa Rica. The species is only known from the slopes of Miravalles Volcano and Rincón de la Vieja Volcano.[1][2][3]

Incilius guanacaste
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Incilius
Species:
I. guanacaste
Binomial name
Incilius guanacaste
(Vaughan and Mendelson, 2007)
Synonyms

Crepidophryne guanacaste Vaughan and Mendelson, 2007

Its natural habitats are cloud forests and wind-swept elfin forests, presumably in association with deep leaf litter.[1]

The known range of this little-known species is fully within protected areas.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Incilius guanacaste". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T135768A54384132.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Incilius guanacaste (Vaughan and Mendelson, 2007)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Incilius guanacaste". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.