Incilius bocourti

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Incilius bocourti
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Male and female in amplexus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Incilius
Species:
I. bocourti
Binomial name
Incilius bocourti
(Brocchi, 1877)
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Synonyms

Bufo bocourtiBrocchi, 1877
Cranopsis bocourti(Brocchi, 1877)
Ollotis bocourti(Brocchi, 1877)

Incilius bocourti (formerly Bufo bocourti; common name Bocourt's toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southwestern Guatemala and in Chiapas in the adjacent Mexico. [1] [2] Its phylogenetic position is uncertain; it might not to belong to this genus, being the sister taxon of Anaxyrus instead. [3] It is named after Marie Firmin Bocourt, a French zoologist and artist. [4]

Its natural habitats are coniferous highlands, but it can also occur heavily disturbed, treeless areas. Breeding takes place in temporary ponds. There are no major threats to it. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Incilius bocourti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T54591A53948547. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T54591A53948547.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Incilius bocourti (Brocchi, 1877)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Incilius Cope, 1863". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  4. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 25. ISBN   978-1-907807-44-2.