Scientific Name: Bufo Periglenes
Listed as Endangered in: Costa Rica
The Monte Verde Golden Toad lives in wet, montane forests and tropical forests. Adults can reach between thirty-nine and fifty-six millimeters in length. Very little is known about its food habits but it is believed that they feed on invertebrates. Since there are more males than females competition is very fierce. Females lay between two hundred and four hundred eggs. After the eggs hatch, they stay in the pool for five weeks. Threats to this species include drought, pollution, and poison from pesticides. The entire range of the species is protected today, but that last Monte Verde Golden Toad was seen in 1989.
Listed as Endangered in: Costa Rica
The Monte Verde Golden Toad lives in wet, montane forests and tropical forests. Adults can reach between thirty-nine and fifty-six millimeters in length. Very little is known about its food habits but it is believed that they feed on invertebrates. Since there are more males than females competition is very fierce. Females lay between two hundred and four hundred eggs. After the eggs hatch, they stay in the pool for five weeks. Threats to this species include drought, pollution, and poison from pesticides. The entire range of the species is protected today, but that last Monte Verde Golden Toad was seen in 1989.