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Mountain toad
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Incilius
Species:	I. cavifrons
Binomial name
Incilius cavifrons (Firschein, 1950)
Synonyms
Bufo cavifrons Firschein, 1950 Cranopsis cavifrons (Firschein, 1950)

The mountain toad (Incilius cavifrons) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Sierra de los Tuxtlas region in southern Veracruz state, Mexico.

Its natural habitats are tropical pine-oak forests. It breeds in streams.

This naturally rare species is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural activities, wood extraction, and infrastructure development.

References

1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Incilius cavifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T54605A176773178. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T54605A176773178.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Incilius cavifrons (Firschein, 1950)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 December 2014.

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