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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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
Bufo vellardi Leviton and Duellman, 1978
Chaunus vellardi (Leviton and Duellman, 1978)

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.