| English Name: Golden Toad |
Spanish Name: Sapo Dorado
Size: Length: 2 inches approximately
Life span: Not investigated
Predators: Humans, acid rain, and a methoid in farming called slash and burn.
Adaptations: It doesn't have any animal predators
because of its sharp claws under it's front paws.
Interesting Facts: The last one to be sited
was in 1989 in Costa Rica. They think that the Golden Toad is extinct.
Males are bright golden orange. They are active in the day time (diurnal).
This toad is considered to be one of the most spectacular colored toads
on the earth. Females look nothing like the males and they have a sort
of mud splash on their back.
Bibliography: (go to MLA site)
"What happened to the golden toad?" 12 Mar. 2003 <http://tv.oneworld.net/tapestry?link=253>
"Golden toad" 12 Mar. 2003
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/bufo/b._periglenes$narrative.html
"The golden toad" 12 Mar. 2003 <http://www.mongabay.com/01golden_frog.htm>
"Montane Golden Frog" 12 Mar. 2003
<http://www.calacademy.org/research/herpetology/frogs/frogsimp/frogs/c2.htm>
"The Ancient Golden Toad" 12 Mar. 2003
<http://class6f.com/RainforestAnimals/stories/storyReader$34>
Brandon W.
Alex K.