The cross toad, hourglass toad or slender-legged toad (Leptophryne borbonica) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and possibly Brunei and the outskirts of Singapore. Its natural habitat is subtropical to tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical to tropical moist montane forest, typically near creeks and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss as well as the spread of chytrid fungus.
| Cross toad | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Leptophryne |
| Species: | L. borbonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptophryne borbonica (Tschudi, 1838)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bufo jerboa Boulenger, 1890 | |
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Leptophryne borbonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T54814A62029818. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T54814A62029818.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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