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Cuban pine toad

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Peltophryne

Higher classification
  
Toads

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Bufonidae

Scientific name
  
Bufo cataulaciceps

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Cuban high‑crested toad, Cuban long‑nosed toad, Cuban spotted toad, Frog, True toad

The Cuban pine toad or Schwartz's Caribbean toad (Peltophryne cataulaciceps, in Spanish sapito de las sabanas arenosas) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Cuba and found in western Cuba and on the Isla de la Juventud, below 70 m (230 ft) asl. Its natural habitats are savannas with pinewood and palms, with sandy soils. Breeding takes place in temporary pools, flooded pastures, and other shallow bodies of standing water; it can be abundant at breeding aggregations, but is otherwise hard to see. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture and sand extraction. Its habitat is also threatened by invasive tree Dichrostachys cinerea.

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Cuban pine toad Wikipedia