Golden toad

phylum	Chordata	The golden toad was a small true toad that was once abundant in a small, high-altitude region in an area north of the city of Monteverde, Costa Rica. Also called the Monte Verde toad, Alajuela toad and orange toad, it is commonly considered the "poster child" for the amphibian decline crisis. The last sighting of a single male golden toad was on 15 May 1989, and it has since been classified as extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Males were orange and sometimes slightly mottled on the belly, while females showed a greater variety of colors, including black, yellow, red, green, and white; both sexes had smooth skin. Females were typically larger than males. Body length ranged from 39 to 48 mm in males and from 42 to 56 mm in females For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to True toads
class	Amphibia
order	Anura
family	Bufonidae
genus	Incilius
species	I. periglenes

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