Cuban high-crested toad

Cuban high-crested toad
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Peltophryne
Species:	P. gundlachi
Binomial name
Peltophryne gundlachi (Ruibal, 1959)
Synonyms
Bufo gundlachiRuibal, 1959

The Cuban high-crested toad (Peltophryne gundlachi), or Gundlach's Caribbean toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Cuba.

The specific name gundlachi honors Juan Gundlach, a Cuban zoologist. ^[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found plains in all provinces as well as Isla de la Juventud and the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago. ^{[1] [3]} Its natural habitats are primarily forests but also xeric and mesic grasslands. It is an explosive breeder of rain-flooded pools.

Conservation

It is threatened by habitat loss and degradation caused by agriculture, and by agricultural pollution. Its habitat is also threatened by the invasive tree Dichrostachys cinerea . ^[1]

References

1. Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz (2004). "Peltophryne gundlachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T54657A11182838. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54657A11182838.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 85. ISBN   978-1-907807-42-8.
3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Peltophryne gundlachi (Ruibal, 1959)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 September 2015.