Incilius cristatus

Incilius cristatus
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Incilius
Species:	I. cristatus
Binomial name
	Incilius cristatus; (Wiegmann, 1833)
Synonyms
	Bufo cristatus Wiegmann, 1833; Cranopsis cristata (Wiegmann, 1833); Ollotis cristata (Wiegmann, 1833); Bufo occipitalis Camerano, 1879

Incilius cristatus (formerly Bufo cristatus), the large-crested toad, is an endangered species of true toad that is endemic to cloud forests in the central Sierra Madre Oriental in Puebla and Veracruz, Mexico. Once feared extinct, it has recently been rediscovered at two sites in Puebla where it is uncommon. The reasons for its decline are habitat loss and pollution, and there are no recent records from Veracruz.

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