Rhinella vellardi

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
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific 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

1. 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.