Incilius Marmoreus
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''Incilius marmoreus'', commonly known as Wiegmann's toad or marbled toad, is a species of
toad Toad (also known as a hoptoad) is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands. In popular culture (folk taxonomy ...
in the family
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. It is
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to Mexico and found along the Pacific coastal plain between northern
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and
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. There is also an isolated population in the region of
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on the Atlantic coast, and a record from Hidalgo. Its natural
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s are tropical deciduous and semi-deciduous forests; it also occurs in disturbed habitats that remain relatively closed. Breeding takes place in streams. It is a very common species that might locally be affected by extreme habitat alteration.


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marmoreus Endemic amphibians of Mexico Amphibians described in 1833 Taxa named by Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Sinaloan dry forests Jalisco dry forests Fauna of the Southern Pacific dry forests Sonoran–Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest {{Bufonidae-stub