Rhinella iserni

Rhinella iserni, also known as the Rio Perene toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Peru and is known from the Andean valleys of Chanchamayo and Perené Rivers in the Junín Region.[1][2] It inhabits montane tropical forest. However, precise habitat data, including altitude, are lacking. It could not be found in surveys conducted in 2014. Threats to this species are not known. It might be present in Pui Pui Protection Forest or San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest.[1]

Rhinella iserni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species:
R. iserni
Binomial name
Rhinella iserni
Synonyms[2]
  • Oxyrhynchus iserni Jiménez de la Espada, 1875
  • Bufo iserni (Jiménez de la Espada, 1875)

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Rhinella iserni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54672A89197187.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Rhinella iserni (Jiménez de la Espada, 1875)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 24 October 2019.


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