Carabaya toad
| Carabaya toad | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Rhinella |
| Species: | R. fissipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinella fissipes (Boulenger, 1903) | |
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The Carabaya toad (Rhinella fissipes) 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.
Threats
There is not much know about threats, but habitat loss is one of the major ones.
Conservation
The Carabaya Toad is found in a couple of National Parks to help furthur protection. Some of these parks include the Pilon Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Carrasco National Park.
References
- Angulo, A. & Köhler, J. 2004. Rhinella fissipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- 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.
- Ariadne Angulo, Jörn Köhler. 2004. Rhinella fissipes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T54638A11179603. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54638A11179603.en. November 16. 2016.
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