Puerto Rican crested toad
The Puerto Rican crested toad ("Peltophryne lemur"), or simply Puerto Rican toad, is a species of toad found only in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It is the only species of toad native to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The species formerly occurred in Virgin Gorda and along the southern and northern karst in Puerto Rico. It is listed as a threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife Service due to habitat loss and introduced species. At one period of time it was believed to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1966. The IUCN has the species listed as endangered.
Q6453151
toad
Concept
Q1183
Puerto Rico
LOC
Q26262
Virgin Islands
LOC
Q1139293
Virgin Gorda
LOC
Q674113
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Concept
Q552431
habitat loss
UNK
Q1065449
introduced species
Concept
Q48268
IUCN
ORG
Q11394
endangered
Concept
Q28004559
Puerto Rican crested toad
Concept
1966-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1966
DATE
IUCN conservation status