Pelophryne lighti

Pelophryne lighti is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

Pelophryne lighti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Pelophryne
Species:
P. lighti
Binomial name
Pelophryne lighti
(Taylor, 1920)

Habitat

It is endemic to the Philippines in the provinces of Bohol, Samar, Leyte and Mindanao. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater springs, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Pelophryne lighti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T54868A58477379. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T54868A58477379.en. Downloaded on 22 December 2018.


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