- Cranopsis macrocristatus
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Cranopsis macrocristatus Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Bufo Species: B. macrocristatus Binomial name Bufo macrocristatus
Firschein & Smith, 1957
Synonyms Cranopsis macrocristatus, Ollotis macrocristatus
Cranopsis macrocristatus is one of several former names for Bufo macrocristatus, a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Frost, Darrel; Grant, Taran; Faivovich, Julián; Bain, Raoul H.; Haas, Alexander; Haddad, Célio F.B.; De Sá, Rafael O.; Channing, Alan et al. (2006). "The Amphibian Tree of Life". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 297: 364. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)297[0001:TATOL]2.0.CO;2.
- Pauly, G. B., D. M. Hillis, and D. C, Cannatella. (2004) The history of a Nearctic colonization: Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of the Nearctic toads (Bufo). Evolution 58: 2517–2535.
- Santos-Barrera, G. & Acevedo, M. 2004. Bufo macrocristatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
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