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Peltophryne armata Landestoy T., Turner, Marion, and Hedges, 2018
Peltophryne armata Landestoy T., Turner, Marion, and Hedges, 2018, Zootaxa, 4403: 526. Holotype: MCZ A-149839, by original designation. Type locality: "1.6 km SSW of Las Mercedes, Sierra de Bahoruco, 345 m elevation, Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic". Zoobank publication registration: AEABA77E-FABE-4A50-B211-80E6BB8FCE8B
Common Names
Hispaniolan Armored Toad (Hedges, Powell, Henderson, Hanson, and Murphy, 2019, Caribb. Herpetol., 67: 8).
Distribution
Known only from the vicinity of the type locality, south of Las Mercedes in the southern slopes of the Sierra de Bahoruco north of the Barahona peninsula, Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic, bordering both the Sierra de Bahoruco and Jaragua National Parks in the karst foothills (330–400 m) of the Sierra de Bahoruco.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Dominican Republic
Endemic: Dominican Republic
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