Western Andes toad

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Western Andes toad
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhaebo
Species:
R. atelopoides
Binomial name
Rhaebo atelopoides
(Lynch and Ruíz-Carranza, 1981)
Synonyms

Bufo atelopoidesLynch and Ruiz-Carranza, 1981
Andinophryne atelopoides(Lynch and Ruíz-Carranza, 1981)

The Western Andes toad (Rhaebo atelopoides) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae endemic to Colombia, where it is only known from the type locality in the Munchique National Natural Park, on the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental, Cauca. [2] [3] Its natural habitat is primary Andean forest. [1] [3]

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References

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  3. 1 2 Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Rhaebo atelopoides (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.