Rhinella achavali

Rhinella achavali is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae that is found in Uruguay and southernmost Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul).[3]

Rhinella achavali
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species:
R. achavali
Binomial name
Rhinella achavali
(Maneyro, Arrieta, and de Sá, 2004)
Synonyms
  • Bufo achavali Maneyro, Arrieta, and de Sá, 2004[2]
  • Chaunus achavali (Maneyro, Arrieta, and de Sá, 2004)

Rhinella achavali are found in or near small forest streams. It is locally common but its habitat is threatened by plantations of exotic wood species.[1]

References

  1. Raúl Maneyro (2010). "Rhinella achavali". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T136110A4239245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T136110A4239245.en.
  2. Maneyro, R., D. Arrieta & R.O. de Sá 2004. A new toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from Uruguay. Journal of Herpetology 38(2): 161–165. doi:10.1670/54-03A
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhinella achavali (Maneyro, Arrieta, and de Sá, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 August 2015.


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