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Rhinella cerradensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Rhinella |
Species: | R. cerradensis |
Binomial name | |
Rhinella cerradensis Maciel, Brandão, Campos, and Sebben, 2007 | |
Rhinella cerradensis is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It lives in South America. [1]
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