Spanish Name: Sapo Dorado

Size: Length: 1-2 inches

Life span: no information about subject

For more information see:

• Report written by Rumy

Predators: 
Humans, acid rain, and a methoid in farming called slash and burn. 

Adaptations:
They have sharp claws under their paws to protect themselves.

Interesting Facts

• The last one to be sited was in 1989 in Costa Rica. 
• They think that the Golden Toad is extinct. 
• They are active in the day time (diurnal). 
• This toad is considered to be one of the most spectacular colored toads on the earth. 
• The same scientist that discovered the Golden Toad, now precences their extinction

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>