Sapito De Darwin

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Sapito De Darwin
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Melanophryniscus
Species: M. montevidensis
Binomial name
Melanophryniscus montevidensis
(Phillippi, 1902)
Synonyms

Melanophryniscus stelzneri ssp. montevidensis Gallardo, 1991

The Sapito De Darwin (Melanophryniscus montevidensis) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Brazil and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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