Rhinella achavali

Rhinella achavali
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Genus:Rhinella
Species: R. achavali
Binomial name
Rhinella achavali
(Maneyro, Arrieta, and de Sá, 2004)
Synonyms
  • Bufo achavali Maneyro, Arrieta, and de Sá, 2004[2]
  • Chaunus achavali (Maneyro, Arrieta, and de Sá, 2004)

Rhinella achavali is a species of toads in the family Bufonidae that is found in Uruguay and southernmost Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul).[3]

Rhinella achavali are found in or near small forest streams. It is locally common but its habitat is threatened by plantations of exotic wood species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Raúl Maneyro (2010). "Rhinella achavali". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T136110A4239245. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T136110A4239245.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Maneyro, R., D. Arrieta & R.O. de Sá 2004. A new toad (Anura: Bufonidae) from Uruguay. Journal of Herpetology 38(2): 161–165. doi:10.1670/54-03A
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhinella achavali (Maneyro, Arrieta, and de Sá, 2004)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 August 2015.


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