17th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Golden Toad

The Golden Toad (Incilius periglenes) disappeared from the cloud forests of Costa Rica thirty years ago. Found only in a small area high on the ridge-line of the continental divide above the town of Monteverde, it would become the first terrestrial extinction to be linked to climate change.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2019
Photo Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6s
Copyright: © Trevor Ritland