| Melanophryniscus sanmartini | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Melanophryniscus |
| Species: | M. sanmartini |
| Binomial name | |
| Melanophryniscus sanmartini Klappenbach, 1968 | |
Melanophryniscus sanmartini (common name: San Martin redbelly toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in Uruguay and southernmost Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). Its natural habitats are grasslands and rocky outcrops. Reproduction takes place in small streams. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by exotic tree plantations.
References
- ^ Esteban Lavilla, Jose Langone (2004). "Melanophryniscus sanmartini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54828A11211264. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54828A11211264.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Melanophryniscus sanmartini Klappenbach, 1968". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
Further reading
- Rosenstock, Nicole; Toranza, Carolina; Brazeiro, Alejandro (June 2015). "Climate and land-use changes effects on the distribution of a regional endemism: Melanophryniscus sanmartini (Amphibia, Bufonidae)". Iheringia, Série Zoologia. 105 (2): 209–216. doi:10.1590/1678-476620151052209216. S2CID 55854258.
- Zank, Caroline; Colombo, Patrick; Adams, Guilherme; Borba, Daniel; Martins, Márcio Borges (2013). "New country record and geographic distribution map for the San Martin red-bellied toad Melanophryniscus sanmartini Klappenbach, 1968 (Amphibia, Bufonidae)" (PDF). Herpetology Notes. 6: 555–557. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2015.
- Maneyro, Raúl; Naya, Daniel E.; Baldo, Diego (June 2008). "A new species of Melanophryniscus (Anura, Bufonidae) from Uruguay". Iheringia. Série Zoologia. 98 (2): 189–192. doi:10.1590/S0073-47212008000200003. S2CID 85002414.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Melanophryniscus sanmartini | |
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