| Alto Marañon toad | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Rhinella |
| Species: | R. vellardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinella vellardi Leviton & Duellman, 1978 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo spinulosus orientalis Vellard, 1959 | |
Rhinella vellardi, the Alto Marañon toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Peru. It is only known from the type locality in the upper Marañón area, Cajamarca Region of northern Peru. Its natural habitat is montane forest in the upper Amazon basin. It is a rare species of which little is known.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Rhinella vellardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T54791A89197536. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T54791A89197536.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Rhinella vellardi (Leviton and Duellman, 1978)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Rhinella vellardi | |
| Bufo vellardi | |
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