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Cuban spotted toad

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Cuban spotted toad
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Peltophryne
Species:
P. taladai
Binomial name
Peltophryne taladai
(Schwartz, 1960)
Synonyms
  • Bufo taladai Schwartz, 1960

The Cuban spotted toad (Peltophryne taladai), or Cuban Caribbean toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to central and eastern Cuba.[2] Its natural habitats are lowland mesic broadleaf forests, but it also occurs on cultivated fields as long as they are not too intensively farmed. It is common in suitable habitat but its distribution is severely fragmented and its habitat is threatened by intensive agriculture, charcoaling, and nickel mining.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz (2004). "Peltophryne taladai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54776A11188121. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54776A11188121.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Peltophryne taladai (Schwartz, 1960)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 September 2015.