Peltophryne armata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Peltophryne
Species: Peltophryne armata

Name

Peltophryne armata Landestoy T., Turner, Marion & Hedges, 2018: 526

• Holotype: MCZ A-149839, adult ♂, collected by M. Landestoy, R. Ortíz and Y. Corona on 23 August 2014.
• Type locality: “1.6 km SSW of Las Mercedes, Sierra de Bahoruco, 345 m elevation, Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic”.

References

Primary references

• Landestoy T., M.A., Turner, D.B., Marion, A.B. & Hedges, S.B. 2018. A new species of Caribbean toad (Bufonidae, Peltophryne) from southern Hispaniola. Zootaxa 4403(3): 523–539. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4403.3.6 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2022. IUCN: Peltophryne armata  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T172817035A172817040. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T172817035A172817040.en. Accessed on 21 February 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Hispaniolan Armored Toad