Peltophryne fluviatica

Peltophryne fluviatica

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Peltophryne
Species:
P. fluviatica
Binomial name
Peltophryne fluviatica
(Schwartz, 1972)
Synonyms

Bufo fluviaticus Schwartz, 1972[2]

Peltophryne fluviatica, also known as the Dominican Caribbean toad or Hispaniolan crestless toad, is a species of toad endemic to the Cibao Valley in the northwestern Dominican Republic.[3] It has only been recorded at two localities.[1]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2022). "Peltophryne fluviatica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T54639A3017021. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T54639A3017021.en. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ Schwartz, A. (1972). "The native toads (Anura, Bufonidae) of Hispaniola". Journal of Herpetology. 6 (3/4): 217–231. doi:10.2307/1562774. JSTOR 1562774.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Peltophryne fluviatica (Schwartz, 1972)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 March 2015.