Rhinella arunco

Rhinella arunco
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Rhinella
Species:	R. arunco
Binomial name
Rhinella arunco (Molina, 1782)
Synonyms
Bufo chilensisTschudi, 1838 Bufo aruncoSchneider, 1799 Chaunus arunco(Molina 1782)

Rhinella arunco is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Rhinella arunco". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T54577A79810607. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T54577A79810607.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

Sources

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