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
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 edit

  1. ^ Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, Ana Maria Telles (2004). "Rhinella pygmaea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54740A11197530. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54740A11197530.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

Sources edit

  • 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.