Peltophryne florentinoi

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name:	Peltophryne florentinoi
Species Authority:	(Moreno & Rivalta, 2007)
Synonym/s:	Bufo florentinoi Moreno and Rivalta, 2007
Taxonomic Notes:	In the Peltophryne peltocephala group. Peltophryne florentinoi is identified using a combination of morphological features, colour patterns and results from protein electrophoresis (Moreno and Rivalta 2007).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Vilma Rivalta
Reviewer/s:	Ariadne Angulo and Simon Stuart
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Critically Endangered because although it has only recently been described, its Extent of Occurrence is less than 100 km2, all individuals are in a single location, and the marine intrusions predicted for the type locality will likely cause the loss of part of the species' habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Bufo florentinoi is only known from the type locality and its vicinities: Gironcito (224' 9.62" N, 811' 10.81" W), Playa Girón, Península de Zapata, Province of Matanzas, Cuba (Moreno and Rivalta 2007). The species occurs at 0 m asl (V. Rivalta pers. comm. 2008).
Countries:	Native: Cuba
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Population [top]

Population:	No population status information is available for this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species lives in the karst subcoastal semideciduous forest. It is believed that during the day the toad hides within the karstic rocks. It is sympatric with Peltophryne peltocephala in the type locality (Moreno and Rivalta 2007). Playa Girón lies on the coastal lowland to the south of Matanzas province, where marine intrusions that probably can fill the holes where the species lives have frequently been reported (Rodríguez Schettino and Rivalta in press). The species has at least two types of acoustic emissions, during the night on exposed limestone rocks, or inside crevices between rocks (Hernández Quinta 2007; Alonso et al. 2007).
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

The species lives in the karst subcoastal semideciduous forest. It is believed that during the day the toad hides within the karstic rocks. It is sympatric with Peltophryne peltocephala in the type locality (Moreno and Rivalta 2007). Playa Girón lies on the coastal lowland to the south of Matanzas province, where marine intrusions that probably can fill the holes where the species lives have frequently been reported (Rodríguez Schettino and Rivalta in press). The species has at least two types of acoustic emissions, during the night on exposed limestone rocks, or inside crevices between rocks (Hernández Quinta 2007; Alonso et al. 2007).

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Rising of the sea level caused by climatic change is considered to be a threat (Rodríguez and Rivalta in press).

Major Threat(s):

Rising of the sea level caused by climatic change is considered to be a threat (Rodríguez and Rivalta in press).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The type locality is found within the "Ciénaga de Zapata" Biosphere Reserve, where there is an environmental education programme for children and adults (Rodríguez and Rivalta in press).

Conservation Actions:

The type locality is found within the "Ciénaga de Zapata" Biosphere Reserve, where there is an environmental education programme for children and adults (Rodríguez and Rivalta in press).

Citation:	Vilma Rivalta 2008. Peltophryne florentinoi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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