Alto Marañon toad

Alto Marañon toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species: R. vellardi
Binomial name
Rhinella vellardi
Leviton & Duellman, 1978
Synonyms

Bufo spinulosus orientalis Vellard, 1959
Bufo vellardi Leviton and Duellman, 1978
Chaunus vellardi (Leviton and Duellman, 1978)

The Alto Marañon toad (Rhinella vellardi) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Peru. It is only known from the type locality in the upper Marañón area, Cajamarca Region of northern Peru.[2] Its natural habitat is montane forest in the upper Amazon basin. It is a rare species of which little is known.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Angulo, A.; Córdova-Santa Gadea, J.; Sinsch, U.; Aguilar Puntriano, C. & Arizabal, W. (2004). "Rhinella vellardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rhinella vellardi (Leviton and Duellman, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 May 2014.


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