Incilius macrocristatus

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 Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Incilius
Species: Incilius macrocristatus

Name

Incilius macrocristatus (Firschein & Smith, 1957)

Type locality: "between La Gloria and Cerro Azul", Oaxaca, Mexico.

Holotype: UIMNH 35583.

Synonyms

• Bufo valliceps macrocristatus Firschein & Smith, 1957: 219.
• Bufo macrocristatus — Tihen, 1962
• Cranopsis macrocristata — Frost et. al., 2006
• Incilius macrocristatus — Frost, 2008

References

Primary references

• Firschein, I.L. & Smith, H.M. 1957. A high-crested race of toad (Bufo valliceps) and other noteworthy reptiles and amphibians from southern Mexico. Herpetologica 13(3): 219–222. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Frost, 2008, Amph. Spec. World Online, vers. 5.2.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Incilius macrocristatus
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN: Incilius macrocristatus  (Vulnerable) (as "Bufo macrocristatus")

Vernacular names

English: Large-crested Toad