Western Andes toad

Western Andes toad
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhaebo
Species: R. atelopoides
Binomial name
Rhaebo atelopoides
(Lynch and Ruíz-Carranza, 1981)
Synonyms

Bufo atelopoides Lynch and Ruiz-Carranza, 1981
Andinophryne atelopoides (Lynch and Ruíz-Carranza, 1981)

The Western Andes toad, Rhaebo atelopoides, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia, where it is only known from the type locality in the Munchique National Natural Park, on the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental, Cauca.[2][3] Its natural habitat is primary Andean forest.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Castro, F. & Lynch, J. (2004). "Rhaebo atelopoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rhaebo atelopoides (Lynch and Ruiz-Carranza, 1981)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Rhaebo atelopoides (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.


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