| Rhinella roqueana | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (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. roqueana |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinella roqueana (Melin, 1941) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bufo typhonius roqueanus Melin, 1941 | |
Rhinella roqueana is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in northern Peru, eastern Ecuador (Pastaza), Amazonian Colombia (Amazonas and Caquetá Departments), and adjacent western Brazil. Its specific name refers to its type locality, Roque, San Martín Region, Peru. Its taxonomic position is uncertain and it is not clear how to distinguish it from other members in the Rhinella margaritifera group in the area.
Description
Males measure 54–71 mm (2.1–2.8 in) and females 61–81 mm (2.4–3.2 in) in snout–vent length.
Habitat and conservation
It is an uncommon species living in the leaf-litter of tropical lowland rainforest. Habitat loss is a localized threat to this widely distributed species. For example, its type locality is mostly coffee plantation today.
References
- ^ Ariadne Angulo, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Karl-Heinz Jungfer, Diego Cisneros-Heredia (2004). "Rhinella roqueana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T54749A11199003. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54749A11199003.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Melin, D. E. (1941). "Contributions to the knowledge of the Amphibia of South America". Göteborgs Kungl. Vetenskaps- och Vitterhets-samhälles Handlingar. Serien B, Matematiska och Naturvetenskapliga Skrifter. 1: 1–71.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhinella roqueana (Melin, 1941)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Rhinella roqueana (Lutz, 1925)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Coloma, L. A.; Hoogmoed, M. S. (2014). "Rhinella roqueana". Anfibios de Ecuador. Centro Jambatu, Fundación Otonga. Quito, Ecuador. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Rhinella roqueana | |
| Bufo typhonius roqueanus | |