Carabaya toad

Carabaya toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species: R. fissipes
Binomial name
Rhinella fissipes
(Boulenger, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Bufo fissipes
  • Chaunus fissipes

The Carabaya toad (Rhinella fissipes) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Threats

There is not much know about threats, but habitat loss is one of the major ones.

Conservation

The Carabaya Toad is found in a couple of National Parks to help further protection. Some of these parks include the Pilon Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Carrasco National Park.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.