Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus
Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is known from São Lourenço do Sul in southern Brazil and from Uruguay.[2] Populations in Uruguay were until recently considered a different species (Melanophryniscus orejasmirandai) and assessed as being vulnerable.[3]
| Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Melanophryniscus |
| Species: | M. pachyrhynus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Atelopus pachyrhynus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 | |
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- Garcia, Paulo; Segalla, Magno Vicente (2004). "Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54826A11210690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54826A11210690.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Melanophryniscus pachyrhynus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- Lavilla, Esteban; Langone, Jose (2004). "Melanophryniscus orejasmirandai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54825A11210496. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54825A11210496.en.
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