Melanophryniscus sanmartini

Melanophryniscus sanmartini
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Melanophryniscus
Species:	M. sanmartini
Binomial name
Melanophryniscus sanmartini Klappenbach, 1968

Melanophryniscus sanmartini (common name: San Martin redbelly toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Uruguay and southernmost Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). ^[2] Its natural habitats are grasslands and rocky outcrops. Reproduction takes place in small streams. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by exotic tree plantations. ^[1]

References

1. Esteban Lavilla, Jose Langone (2004). "Melanophryniscus sanmartini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004 e.T54828A11211264. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54828A11211264.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Melanophryniscus sanmartini Klappenbach, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 August 2015.

Further reading

• Rosenstock, Nicole; Toranza, Carolina; Brazeiro, Alejandro (June 2015). "Climate and land-use changes effects on the distribution of a regional endemism: Melanophryniscus sanmartini (Amphibia, Bufonidae)". Iheringia, Série Zoologia. 105 (2): 209–216. doi: 10.1590/1678-476620151052209216 . S2CID   55854258.
• Zank, Caroline; Colombo, Patrick; Adams, Guilherme; Borba, Daniel; Martins, Márcio Borges (2013). "New country record and geographic distribution map for the San Martin red-bellied toad Melanophryniscus sanmartini Klappenbach, 1968 (Amphibia, Bufonidae)" (PDF). Herpetology Notes. 6: 555–557. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2015.
• Maneyro, Raúl; Naya, Daniel E.; Baldo, Diego (June 2008). "A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from Uruguay". Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 98 (2): 189–192. doi: 10.1590/S0073-47212008000200003 . S2CID   85002414.