Name: Puerto Rican Crested Toad

Scientific name: Peltophryne lemur

Range: 
Puerto Rico - NW and SW coasts 
Virgin Godo Islands

Habitat: 
drier, semi-arid regions

Status: Endangered 

Diet in the wild:
insects, worms, insect larvae and other invertebrates 

Diet in the zoo: crickets 

Location in the zoo:  Herpetarium

 

Physical description: Medium sized toad  Male-smaller at 3 in.  Female-larger at 4 in. Weight  Male 1.75 oz.  Female 3.5-5.25 oz.   Color  Male Olive Green and Gold Female Dull Brown  Skin is Textured & Bumpy  Females have Rougher Skin Golden Round eyes  Females have high crest above the eyes  Males less prominent crest

General information: 

The Puerto Rican Crested Toad can live in many different habitats such as:  pool areas, vegetated offshore islands, cliffs, rock outcrops, and farm ponds.  In the wild there are possibly only a few hundred, and in captivity there are 150.  The decreasing population is due to human population, and the introduction of the giant marine toad that competes for food, niche, and breeding sites.  Many zoos are working to save the toad under a program called Species Survival Plan (SSP). 

Source Materials and Related Links:
 

• Sedgwick County Zoo.  Puerto Rican Crested Toad. 

http://www.scz.org/animals/t/prctoad.htm

• Endangered SpeciesInformation System.  Species, Toad, Crested, Puerto Rican.  http://fwie.fw.vt.edu/WWW/esis/lists/e204003.htm

• Threatened and Endangered Species.  Puerto Rican Crested Toad.

http://www.tld.net/users/fconserv/PRToad.htm

• AZA Species Survival Plan.  Puerto Rican Crested Toad 95 Report (1/1/95). 

http://www.aza.org/programs/ssp/ssp.cfm

Page author: Amber Hoover 

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