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Peltophryne
Sign in to savePeltophryne is a genus of true toads in the family Bufonidae, from the Greater Antilles (in Cuba, Isla de Juventud, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico). With ten endemic species, Cuba hosts the highest diversity. Hispaniola has three endemics and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands combined have one.
Species
Eastern Giant Toad
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyBufonidae
Peltophryne es un género de anfibios anuros de la familia de sapos Bufonidae. Algunos autores consideran que es un subgénero de Bufo. La docena de especies descritas hasta la fecha son endémicas de Puerto Rico, de Cuba, de la isla La Española y las islas Vírgenes.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 58
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Collections
- UF, CM, USNM
- Recorded in
- Cuba
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Species
- Conservation
- References
Peltophryne is a genus of true toads in the family Bufonidae, from the Greater Antilles (in Cuba, Isla de Juventud, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico). With ten endemic species, Cuba hosts the highest diversity. Hispaniola has three endemics and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands combined have one.
==Description== Peltophryne range is size from the relatively small Peltophryne cataulaciceps with a snout–vent length (SVL) of to the large Peltophryne peltocephala with SVL of . The skull is as long as wide and contains some unique osteological features (thickened dermal tissue covering the snout and usually ossified into a pair of rostral bones, and squamosal-maxillary articulation). These are considered to be derived characters that set these toads apart from other bufonids.
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