Chaunus rubescens
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Chaunus rubescens | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Chaunus |
Species: | C. rubescens |
Binomial name | |
Chaunus rubescens A. Lutz, 1925 | |
Synonyms | |
Bufo rubescens | |
Chaunus rubescens is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, rivers, freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss. Its color is a golden orange.
References
- Bastos, R., Pavan, D., Eterovick, P.C. & Silvano, D. 2004. Bufo rubescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Frost, D. R.; Grant, T.; Faivovich, J. N.; Bain, R. H.; Haas, A.; Haddad, C. L. F. B.; De Sá, R. O.; Channing, A.; Wilkinson, M.; Donnellan, S. C.; Raxworthy, C. J.; Campbell, J. A.; Blotto, B. L.; Moler, P.; Drewes, R. C.; Nussbaum, R. A.; Lynch, J. D.; Green, D. M.; Wheeler, W. C. (2006). "The Amphibian Tree of Life". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 297: 1–291. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)297[0001:TATOL]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5781.
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