Rhinella arunco

Rhinella arunco
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species: R. arunco
Binomial name
Rhinella arunco
(Molina, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Bufo chilensis Tschudi, 1838
  • Bufo arunco Schneider, 1799
  • Chaunus arunco (Molina 1782)

Rhinella arunco is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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