''Rhinella roqueana'' is a species of
toad in the family
Bufonidae. It is found in northern
Peru, eastern
Ecuador (
Pastaza), Amazonian
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
(
Amazonas and
Caquetá Department
Caquetá Department () is a department of Colombia. Located in the Amazonas region, Caquetá borders with the departments of Cauca and Huila to the west, the department of Meta to the north, the department of Guaviare to the northeast, the d ...
s), and adjacent western
Brazil.
Its
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
refers to its
type locality
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
{{disambiguation ...
, 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
The South American common toad (''Rhinella margaritifera''; also mitred toad, in Spanish sapo crestado) is a species complex of toads in the family Bufonidae. They are found throughout the Amazonian South America ( Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecua ...
'' group in the area.[
]
Description
Males measure and females 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
Type locality may refer to:
* Type locality (biology)
* Type locality (geology)
See also
* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
{{disambiguation ...
is mostly coffee plantation today.
References
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roqueana
Frogs of Brazil
Amphibians of Colombia
Amphibians of Ecuador
Frogs of Peru
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Amphibians described in 1941