Golden toad: Difference between revisions
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The '''Golden Toad''' or '''Monte Verde Toad''' (''Bufo periglenes'') lived in |
The '''Golden Toad''' or '''Monte Verde Toad''' (''Bufo periglenes'') lived in pockets of areas in the Monteverde forest located in [[Costa Rica]], a country in [[Central America]]. It is classified by the IUCN as [[extinct species|extinct]]. Although once plentiful, not a single specimen has been seen since [[1989]]. This species which had been discovered in the 1960s has only ever been seen in a small region of high-altitude cloud forest only about 10 square km in area. While the cause of its extinction is unknown, it was probably due to a number of reasons (pollution, weather, and etc). |
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The Golden Toad or Monte Verde Toad (Bufo periglenes) lived in pockets of areas in the Monteverde forest located in Costa Rica, a country in Central America. It is classified by the IUCN as extinct. Although once plentiful, not a single specimen has been seen since 1989. This species which had been discovered in the 1960s has only ever been seen in a small region of high-altitude cloud forest only about 10 square km in area. While the cause of its extinction is unknown, it was probably due to a number of reasons (pollution, weather, and etc).
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