Cuban small-eared toad, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 20 relations: Axilla, Brow ridge, Canthus (herpetology), Cuban dry forests, Cuban moist forests, Dichrostachys cinerea, Edward Drinker Cope, Endemism, Height above mean sea level, Isla de la Juventud, Legume, Line (unit), Parotoid gland, Reptile, Savanna, Species description, Toad, True toad, Tympanum (anatomy), Vulnerable species.

2. Amphibians described in 1862
3. Peltophryne

Axilla

The axilla (axillae or axillas; also known as the armpit, underarm or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the shoulder joint.

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Brow ridge

The brow ridge, or supraorbital ridge known as superciliary arch in medicine, is a bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates and some other animals. In humans, the eyebrows are located on their lower margin.

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Canthus (herpetology)

In snakes and amphibians, the canthus, canthal ridge or canthus rostralis,Spawls S, Branch B. 1995.

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Cuban dry forests

The Cuban dry forests are a tropical dry forest ecoregion that occupies on Cuba and Isla de la Juventud.

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Cuban moist forests

The Cuban moist forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion that occupies on Cuba and Isla de la Juventud.

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Dichrostachys cinerea

Dichrostachys cinerea, known as sicklebush, Bell mimosa, Chinese lantern tree or Kalahari Christmas tree (South Africa), is a legume of the genus Dichrostachys in the family Fabaceae.

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Edward Drinker Cope

Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Height above mean sea level

Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level.

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Isla de la Juventud

Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth) is the second-largest Cuban island (after Cuba's mainland) and the seventh-largest island in the West Indies (after mainland Cuba itself, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Andros Island).

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Legume

Legumes are plants in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants.

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Line (unit)

The line (abbreviated L or l or ‴ or lin.) was a small English unit of length, variously reckoned as,,, or of an inch.

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Parotoid gland

The parotoid gland (alternatively, paratoid gland) is an external skin gland on the back, neck, and shoulder of some frogs (especially toads), and salamanders.

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Reptile

Reptiles, as commonly defined, are a group of tetrapods with usually an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development.

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Savanna

A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

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Species description

A species description is a formal scientific description of a newly encountered species, typically articulated through a scientific publication.

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Toad

Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands.

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True toad

A true toad is any member of the family Bufonidae, in the order Anura (frogs and toads).

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Tympanum (anatomy)

The tympanum is an external hearing structure in animals such as mammals, birds, some reptiles, some amphibians and some insects.

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Vulnerable species

A vulnerable species is a species which has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being threatened with extinction unless the circumstances that are threatening its survival and reproduction improve.

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See also

Amphibians described in 1862

• Agalychnis callidryas
• Chaco tree frog
• Chthonerpeton indistinctum
• Crossodactylus trachystomus
• Cuban small-eared toad
• Dendropsophus rubicundulus
• Eleutherodactylus auriculatus
• Eleutherodactylus cuneatus
• Eleutherodactylus dimidiatus
• Greenhouse frog
• Hemiphractus fasciatus
• Hyperolius pusillus
• Incilius coniferus
• Ischnocnema verrucosa
• Leptodactylus hylodes
• Leptodactylus podicipinus
• Leptodactylus poecilochilus
• Leptodactylus wagneri
• Lysapsus limellum
• Manaus slender-legged tree frog
• Natal banana frog
• Neurergus crocatus
• New Granada cross-banded tree frog
• Odontophrynus cultripes
• Physalaemus kroyeri
• Rhaebo haematiticus
• Scinax acuminatus
• Scinax nasicus
• Yellow mottled coqui
• Yellow-striped pygmy eleuth

Peltophryne

• Cuban high-crested toad
• Cuban long-nosed toad
• Cuban pine toad
• Cuban small-eared toad
• Cuban spotted toad
• Peltophryne
• Peltophryne fluviatica
• Peltophryne guentheri
• Peltophryne peltocephala
• Puerto Rican crested toad
• Western giant toad

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_small-eared_toad

Also known as Bufo empusus, Guasabalo, Peltophryne empusa, Sapo De Concha.