Rhinella atacamensis

Rhinella atacamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species: R. atacamensis
Binomial name
Chaunus atacamensis
(Cei, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Bufo atacamensis
  • Chaunus atacamensis

Rhinella atacamensis, sometimes called the Vallenar toad and Atacama toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Chile. Its natural habitats are rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, temperate desert (including the Atacama Desert), and ponds. A specific example of an ecoregion of occurrence is the Chilean matorral.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Rhinella atacamensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2015). Retrieved 23 January 2016.


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