South American common toad | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Rhinella |
Species: | R. margaritifera
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Binomial name | |
Rhinella margaritifera (
Laurenti, 1768)
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Synonyms | |
Bufo margaritifer (Laurenti, 1768) |
The South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera; also mitred toad, in Spanish sapo crestado) is a species complex of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are found throughout the Amazonian South America ( Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) and eastern Panama. [2] It was originally believed to be a single species, but is now known to represent a complex of more than one. [1] [2]
Its natural habitats are primary and secondary lowland, premontane and montane tropical moist forests (including terra firme and seasonally flooded forests). It is a generalist species that can also be found in disturbed areas. [1]
As of 2013, there were 16 formally described species within this complex, as well as an unknown number that are yet to be recognized. [3]
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South American common toad | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Rhinella |
Species: | R. margaritifera
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Binomial name | |
Rhinella margaritifera (
Laurenti, 1768)
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Synonyms | |
Bufo margaritifer (Laurenti, 1768) |
The South American common toad (Rhinella margaritifera; also mitred toad, in Spanish sapo crestado) is a species complex of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are found throughout the Amazonian South America ( Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela) and eastern Panama. [2] It was originally believed to be a single species, but is now known to represent a complex of more than one. [1] [2]
Its natural habitats are primary and secondary lowland, premontane and montane tropical moist forests (including terra firme and seasonally flooded forests). It is a generalist species that can also be found in disturbed areas. [1]
As of 2013, there were 16 formally described species within this complex, as well as an unknown number that are yet to be recognized. [3]
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)