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Cuban high crested toad

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Peltophryne

Higher classification
  
Toads

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Bufonidae

Scientific name
  
Bufo gundlachi

Rank
  
Species

Cuban high-crested toad cdn2arkiveorgmediaA2A232F13CF61D469C8F64C

Similar
  
Cuban spotted toad, Cuban long‑nosed toad, Frog, True toad, Amphibians

The Cuban high-crested toad or Gundlach's Caribbean toad (Peltophryne gundlachi, in Spanish saptito matraca) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Cuba. It is found plains in all provinces as well as Isla de la Juventud and the Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago. Its natural habitats are primarily forests but also xeric and mesic grasslands. It is an explosive breeder of rain-flooded pools. 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.

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Cuban high-crested toad Wikipedia