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 | |
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 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.
- ↑ 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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