Monteverde is known worldwide as the habitat of the golden toad ( " Bufo periglenes " ), a species that disappeared in 1989.
The "'golden toad "'( " Incilius periglenes, " formerly " Bufo periglenes " ) was a small true toad that was once abundant in a small, high-altitude region about in an area north of the city of Monteverde, Costa Rica.
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 km 2 ( 12 sq mi ) in area, above the city of Monteverde, Costa Rica.