Rhinella vellardi, the Alto Marañon toad, 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]
| Alto Marañon toad | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Rhinella |
| Species: | R. vellardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinella vellardi Leviton & Duellman, 1978
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| Synonyms | |
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Bufo spinulosus orientalis Vellard, 1959 | |
References
edit- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Rhinella vellardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T54791A89197536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T54791A89197536.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ 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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