Rhinella xerophylla

Rhinella xerophylla; Temporal range: Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Rhinella
Species:	†R. xerophylla
Binomial name
	†Rhinella xerophylla; Ponssa et al. 2022

Last updated October 04, 2025

Rhinella xerophylla is an extinct species of toad in the genus Rhinella found in Argentina. It lived in the Pliocene period and inhabited tropical rainforests of South America.^[1]

References

↑ Ponssa, María Laura; Babot, María Judith; Ortiz, Pablo E.; Candela, Adriana M.; Pereyra, Martín O. (April 2022). "A new late Pliocene toad of the genus Rhinella (Bufonidae) from northwestern Argentina". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 115 103749. Bibcode:2022JSAES.11503749P. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103749.

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[1] Ponssa, María Laura; Babot, María Judith; Ortiz, Pablo E.; Candela, Adriana M.; Pereyra, Martín O. (April 2022). "A new late Pliocene toad of the genus Rhinella (Bufonidae) from northwestern Argentina". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 115 103749. Bibcode:2022JSAES.11503749P. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103749.

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