Puerto Rican Crested Toad
- Puerto Rican Crested Toad
Taxobox
name = Puerto Rican Crested Toad
status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
status_ref= [IUCN2006|assessors=Hedges "et al"|year=2004|id=54345|title=Bufo lemur|downloaded=10 May 2006 Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is critically endangered]
trend = down
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Bufonidae
genus = "Bufo"
species = "B. lemur"
binomial = "Bufo lemur"
binomial_authority = (Cope, 1869)
synonyms = "Peltophryne lemur"
The Puerto Rican Crested Toad or simply Puerto Rican Toad ("Bufo lemur") is a species of toad found only in Puerto Rico. It is the only species of frog native to Puerto Rico. The species formerly occurred in Virgin Gorda. [cite web |url=http://www.fws.gov/Endangered/ESB/99/05-06/08-09.pdf |title=Recovery of the Puerto Rican Crested Toad |accessmonthday=November 27|accessyear=2006 |author=Bob Johnson |date= |year= |month= |format=|work=Endangered Species Bulletin |publisher= ] It is listed as a critical endangered species due to a drastic population decline and a restricted range. It is estimated that the number of mature individuals is less than 250.
ee also
*List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
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