Rhinella pygmaea

Rhinella pygmaea is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, urban areas, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Rhinella pygmaea

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species:
R. pygmaea
Binomial name
Rhinella pygmaea
(Myers & Carvalho, 1952)
Synonyms
  • Bufo pygmaeus
  • Rhinella pygmaeus

References

  • Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, S.; Telles, A.M. (2004). "Rhinella pygmaea". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T54740A11197530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54740A11197530.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  • Frost, D. R.; Grant, T.; Faivovich, J. N.; Bain, R. H.; Haas, A.; Haddad, C. L. F. B.; De Sá, R. O.; Channing, A.; Wilkinson, M.; Donnellan, S. C.; Raxworthy, C. J.; Campbell, J. A.; Blotto, B. L.; Moler, P.; Drewes, R. C.; Nussbaum, R. A.; Lynch, J. D.; Green, D. M.; Wheeler, W. C. (2006). "The Amphibian Tree of Life". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 297: 1–291. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)297[0001:TATOL]2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/5781.


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