Rhinella spinulosa

Rhinella spinulosa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Rhinella
Species:	R. spinulosa
Binomial name
Rhinella spinulosa (Wiegmann, 1834)
Synonyms
Bufo spinulosus Wiegmann, 1834 Chaunus spinulosus (Wiegmann, 1834) Bufo arequipensis Vellard, 1959 Bufo flavolineatus Vellard, 1959 Bufo spinulosus ssp. papillosus Gallardo, 1965 Bufo trifolium Tschudi, 1845 Bufo simus Schmidt, 1857

Rhinella spinulosa is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in the Andean Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.^[2]

Rhinella spinulosa has a wide altitudinal range, from the sea level to 5,100 m (16,700 ft) asl, and it occurs in a range of habitats: scrubland and grassland in the Andes, and forested areas in the more southern parts of its range; it has also been recorded from arable areas. It breeds in temporary ponds, altiplano lagoons, and slow flowing streams. Where it occurs it tends to be abundant.^[1]

References

1. Ariadne Angulo, Ignacio De la Riva, Jesús Córdova-Santa Gadea, Alberto Veloso, Herman Núñez, Carmen Úbeda, Esteban Lavilla, Boris Blotto (2010). "Rhinella spinulosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rhinella spinulosa (Wiegmann, 1834)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 March 2015.