Peltophryne fluviatica Schwartz, 1972
Hispaniolan crestless toad
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Bufo fluviaticus Schwartz, 1972; Peltophryne fluviaticus Schwartz, 1972
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1972 or before
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Hispaniola
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Schwartz, A. (1972). The native toads (Anura, Bufonidae) of Hispaniola. Journal of Herpetology 1972: 217-231.
Other references:
Hedges, S.B. 1993. Global amphibian declines: a perspective from the Caribbean. Biodiversity and Conservation 2(3): 290-303.
Hedges, S.B. 1999. Distribution of amphibians in the West Indies. In: W.E. Duellman (ed.), Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians. A Global Perspective, pp. 211-254. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
Blair Hedges, Sixto Inchaustegui, Marcelino Hernandez, Robert Powell. (2004). Peltophryne fluviatica. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 12 February 2013.
Blair Hedges, Sixto Inchaustegui, Marcelino Hernandez, Robert Powell. 2004. Peltophryne fluviatica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T54639A11179710. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54639A11179710.en. Accessed on 07 July 2022.
Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 1999. West Indian herpetoecology. In: B.I. Crother (ed.), Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, pp. 223-226. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 2001. Responses by the West Indian herpetofauna to human-influenced resources. Caribbean Journal of Science 37: 41-54.
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2022. Peltophryne fluviatica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T54639A3017021. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T54639A3017021.en. Accessed on 23 July 2022.
Powell, Robert and Henderson, Robert W. (2012). Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(2): 85-166. [considers this taxon possibly extinct]
Powell, R., Ottenwalder, J.A., Incháustegui, S.J., Henderson, R.W. and Glor, R.E. 2000. Amphibians and reptiles of the Dominican Republic: species of special concern. Oryx 34: 118-128.
Powell, R. and Pregill, G. K. (1991). Peltophryne fluviatica. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 1991: 1-2.
Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida.
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