Rhinella fissipes

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Rhinella fissipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species:
R. fissipes
Binomial name
Rhinella fissipes
(Boulenger, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Bufo fissipes
  • Chaunus fissipes

Rhinella fissipes, the Carabaya toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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Status

Rhinella fissipes is considered not threatened given its large and vast distribution. Habitat loss has effected the distribution of Rhinella fissipes, but has not been evaluated as a threat. [2]

Conservation

The Carabaya toad is found in a couple of National Parks to help further protection. Some of these parks include the Pilon Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Carrasco National Park.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Rhinella fissipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T182513521A61393698. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T182513521A61393698.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Halliday, Tim (2016). The Book of Frogs: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from around the World. University of Chicago Press. ISBN   978-0-226-18479-1.