Cuban long-nosed toad
The Cuban long-nosed toad (Peltophryne longinasus), or Stejneger's Caribbean toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Cuba and only known from three widely separated populations.[2] Its natural habitats are upland pinewoods and mesic broadleaf forests. It is always found by streams. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging, charcoaling, fires, and agricultural expansion.[1]
| Cuban long-nosed toad | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Peltophryne |
| Species: | P. longinasus |
| Binomial name | |
| Peltophryne longinasus (Stejneger, 1905) | |
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References
- Hedges, B. & Díaz, L. (2004). "Peltophryne longinasus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54693A11176718. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54693A11176718.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Peltophryne longinasus (Stejneger, 1905)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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