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'''''Rhinella poeppigii''''' (commmon name: '''gray toad''') is a species of [[toad]] in the [[True toad|Bufonidae]] |
'''''Rhinella poeppigii''''' (commmon name: '''gray toad''') is a species of [[toad]] in the family [[True toad|Bufonidae]] that is known from the eastern Andean slopes of [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], and [[Bolivia]], as well as from Serranía de Sira in Amazonian Peru. Its distinctiveness from ''[[Rhinella marina]]'' has been debated, but it is currently accepted as a valid species.<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Rhinella/Rhinella-poeppigii |title=''Rhinella poeppigii'' (Tschudi, 1845) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=26 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=AWE>{{cite web |url=http://zoologia.puce.edu.ec/vertebrados/anfibios/FichaEspecie.aspx?Id=48419 |title=''Rhinella poeppigii'' |author=Varela-Jaramillo, A. and Ron, S. R. |year=2015 |work=Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2014. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2014.0 |publisher=Museo de Zoología, [[Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador]] (QCAZ) |accessdate=26 August 2015}}</ref> It is named after [[Eduard Friedrich Poeppig]], German botanist and naturalist who made scientific expeditions to South America.<ref name=AWE/> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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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. poeppigii
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| Rhinella poeppigii (Tschudi, 1845)
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Rhinella poeppigii (commmon name: gray toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is known from the eastern Andean slopes of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, as well as from Serranía de Sira in Amazonian Peru. Its distinctiveness from Rhinella marina has been debated, but it is currently accepted as a valid species.[2][3] It is named after Eduard Friedrich Poeppig, German botanist and naturalist who made scientific expeditions to South America.[3]
Description
Rhinella poeppigii resembles Rhinella marina but is smaller. Males measure 81–111 mm (3.2–4.4 in) and females 122–128 mm (4.8–5.0 in) in snout–vent length. They are grayish brown in colour and with rough, tuberculate skin. Belly has lighter colour and lacks markings, or has pale markings only.[3]
Habitat and conservation
Natural habitats of Rhinella poeppigii are cloud forests on the Andean slopes, and tropical moist forest in the Amazonian foothills. It is typically found near streams and standing water.[1] Its altitudinal range is 260–1,800 m (850–5,910 ft) asl.[3]
There are no threats to this reasonably abundant species. It is also present in many protected areas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Template:IUCN
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhinella poeppigii (Tschudi, 1845)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d Varela-Jaramillo, A. and Ron, S. R. (2015). "Rhinella poeppigii". Ron, S. R., Guayasamin, J. M., Yanez-Muñoz, M. H., Merino-Viteri, A., Ortiz, D. A. and Nicolalde, D. A. 2014. AmphibiaWebEcuador. Version 2014.0. Museo de Zoología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (QCAZ). Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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