Bufo fastidiosus Pico Blanco Toad Cope, 1875 Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae

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References

• Villa, J., Wilson, L.D., & J.D. Johnson 1988 Middle American Herpetology. Univ. of Missouri Press, 131 pp.
• Frank, N., & E. Ramus 1996 A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. NG Publishing, 337 pp.

Other Available References from Amphibian Species of the World

• Cranopsis fastidiosus Cope, 1875, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, (2)8: 96. Syntypes: USNM 32584-87; USNM 32585 designated lectotype (and neotype of Ollotis coerulescens) by Savage, 1972, J. Herpetol., 6: 25-33 [25]. Type locality: "2500 feet elevation on the slope of the Pico Blanco [Prov. Limón], in the district of Uren", Costa Rica; in error for XXXXXX--see Savage, 1970, CITATION.
• Ollotis coerulescens Cope, 1875, J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, (2)8: 98. Types: USNM, not located. Type locality: "from 3000 to 5000 feet elevation on Pico Blanco" = Cerro Kamuk (Pico Blanco)[actually Cerro Utyum], probably between the Rio Uren and Rio Lari at 760 m, Talamanca region of southeastern Costa Rica. Synonymy, discussion of type, and type locality by Savage, 1972, J. Herpetol., 6: 25-33 [25].
• Bufo coerulescens--Brocchi, 1882, Miss. Sci. Mex. Am. Cent., Batr., 3(2): 83; Nieden, 1923, Das Tierreich, 46: 135.
• Bufo fastidiosus--Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Brit. Mus.: 326.
• Nannophryne fastidiosa--Günther, 1901, Biol. Centr. Am., Rept. Batr.: 257.
• Nannophryne coerulescens--Günther, 1901, Biol. Centr. Am., Rept. Batr.: 257.

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