Crested toad

The crested toad or double crested toad (Ingerophrynus biporcatus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Crested toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Ingerophrynus
Species:
I. biporcatus
Binomial name
Ingerophrynus biporcatus
Synonyms

Bufo cavator Barbour, 1911
Bufo biporcatus

References

  • Iskandar, D.; Mumpuni (2004). "Ingerophrynus biporcatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T54588A11156606. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54588A11156606.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  • Frost, Darrel; et al. (2006). "The Amphibian Tree of Life". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 297: 1–291. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)297[0001:TATOL]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0003-0090.


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