Incilius periglenes
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extinct frog species
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Incilius periglenes appears in Vinony's Extinct Species collection — one of 964 entries.
Within Vinony's link graph, Incilius periglenes is referenced by 90 other articles, and connects out to International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bufonidae and Bufo.
It is catalogued under topics including Amphibian extinctions since 1500, Amphibians described in 1966 and Endemic fauna of Costa Rica.
Its subject is documented across 43 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Incilius
- Image
- Bufo periglenes2.jpg
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- species
- IUCN conservation status
- extinct species
- taxon name
- Incilius periglenes
- Commons category
- Bufo periglenes
- Commons gallery
- Bufo periglenes
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- taxon common name
- zlata krastača
- extinction date
- 2004-00-00
- short name
- I. periglenes
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Encyclopedic overview
The golden toad (Incilius periglenes) is an extinct species of true toad that was once abundant in a small, high-altitude region of about 4 square kilometres (1.5 mi) in an area north of the city of Monteverde, Costa Rica. It was endemic to elfin cloud forest. Also called the Monte Verde toad, Alajuela toad and orange toad, it is commonly considered the "poster child" for the amphibian decline crisis. This toad was first described in 1966 by herpetologist Jay Savage. The last sighting of a single male golden toad was on 15 May 1989, and it has since been classified as extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The golden toad was declared extinct by the IUCN Red List in 2004.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Incilius periglenes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.