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金蟾蜍(学名:Bufo periglenes),又称环眼蟾蜍,美洲蟾蜍的一种,曾大量存在于哥斯达黎加蒙特维多云雾森林(Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve,现已为自然保护区)中一片狭小的热带雨林地带,其雄性个体全身呈金黄色,因此被称作金蟾蜍。金蟾蜍1966年由爬虫学者杰伊·萨维奇(Jay Savage)发现并正式命名,1989年以后,金蟾蜍再没有被發现。至2006年,金蟾蜍在世界自然保护联盟濒危物种红色名录中的保护状况为绝灭,由于全世界范围内两栖动物数量不断下减,金蟾蜍绝灭的实例也被许多相关学者研究,一般认为,造成金蟾蜍绝灭的主要原因为全球变暖和环境污染。
The golden toad (Bufo periglenes) is an extinct species of true toad that was once abundant in a small region of high-altitude cloud-covered tropical forests, about 30 km2(12 sq mi) in area, above the city of Monteverde, Costa Rica. The last reported sighting of a golden toad was on 15 May 1989. Its sudden extinction may have been caused by chytrid fungus and extensive habitat loss.