Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Bufonidae > Incilius > Incilius fastidiosusIncilius fastidiosus (Pico Blanco Toad)Synonyms: Bufo caerulescens; Bufo coerulescens; Bufo fastidiosus; Cranophryne fastidiosa; Cranopsis fastidiosa; Cranopsis fastidiosus; Nannophryne coerulescens; Nannophryne fastidiosa; Ollotis coerulescens; Ollotis fastidiosa Incilius fastidiosus, or the Pico Blanco toad, is a species of toad from western Panama and southeastern Costa Rica. It inhabits premontane and lower montane rainforest. It is largely a fossorial species that breeds explosively in temporary pools after heavy rains in late April–May. Juveniles occur on rocky stream margins the year round. It is listed as a critical endangered species due to a drastic population decline, probably caused by chytridiomycosis, and to some extent, habitat loss. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 4.29 EDGE Score: 4.44 |
Litter Size [1] | 88 | Litters / Year [1] | 1 | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 2.441 inches (6.2 cm) |
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Countries |
Ecozone |
Biome |
Species |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Talamancan montane forests |
Costa Rica, Panama |
Neotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Location |
Endemic |
Species |
Website |
Mesoamerica |
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama |
Yes |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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