In this paper we describe a new species of toad of the genus Incilius. This species was originally recorded as Bufo simus, a synonym of I. occidentalis. It differs from I. occidentalis by having the following combination of characters: a pale brown dorsal ground color with numerous dark brown spots and lacking a vertebral stripe and a high density of granules on the dorsum producing a rugose skin texture. The most developed of the cranial crests is the supraorbital, while the parietal is poorly developed. Incilius mccoyi inhabits pine and pine-oak forests of the southwestern Sierra Madre Occidental in Chihuahua, Mexico.
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1 June 2011
A New Species of Toad of the Genus Incilius from the Sierra Madre Occidental of Chihuahua, Mexico (Anura: Bufonidae)
G. Santos-Barrera,
O. Flores Villela
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Journal of Herpetology
Vol. 45 • No. 2
June 2011
Vol. 45 • No. 2
June 2011