Incilius cristatus (Wiegmann, 1833:660-661)
Large-crested toad
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Bufo cristatus Wiegmann, 1833 (original combination); Bufo occipitalis Camerano, 1879
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 1998
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Sierra Madre Oriental (central), Puebla and Veracruz States, Mexico
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Type specimens: "Cotjpes, Mus. Nat. Berlin Nos. 3523, 3524" (Smith & Taylor, 1948:44)
Type locality: "Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico" (Smith & Taylor, 1948:44)
The holotype of B. occipitalis has been lost (Smith & Taylor, 1948:44)
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References
Original scientific description:
Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1833. Herpetologischen Beyträge. I. Ueber die mexicanischen Kröten nebst bemerkungen über ihren verwandte Arten anderer Weltgegenden. Isis von Oken 26: 651-662.
Other references:
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Camerano, Atti Accad. Sci. Torono, vol. 14, 1879, pp. 889, 890
Clause, A.G., K.A. Soto-Huerta, and M.A. Greeley. 2015. Incilius cristatus (Large-crested Toad) Reproductive behavior. Herpetological Review 46: 232–233.
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Kellogg, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 160, 1932, pp. 33, 48-49, fig. 9, a, b.
Mendelson III, J.R. 1997. A new species of toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from Oaxaca, Mexico with comments on the status of Bufo cavifrons and Bufo cristatus. Herpetologica 53: 268-286.
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Georgina Santos-Barrera, Luis Canseco-Márquez, Luis Carrillo. 2010. Incilius cristatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T54617A11175118. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T54617A11175118.en . Downloaded on 10 October 2015.
Scheffers, Brett R., Yong, Ding Li, Harris, J. Berton C., Giam, Xingli and Sodhi, Navjot S. (2011). The world’s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE 6(7): e22531. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022531 [Supporting Information (Table S1)]
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Vázquez-Corzas, F.G. 2012. Aportes al conocimiento de Incilius cristatus (Anura: Bufonidae), una especie prioritaria para su conservación. B.Sc. Thesis, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México. 71 p.