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{{Taxobox
| name = Atelophryniscus chrysophorus
| image =
| image =
| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN2013.2| id = 54486| title = Rhinella chrysophora| assessors = Cruz, G. & Wilson, L.D.| year = 2004| downloaded = 10 January 2014}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| taxon = Rhinella chrysophora
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| authority = (McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1989)
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| synonyms = ''Atelophryniscus chrysophorus'' <small>McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1989</small>
| ordo = [[Frog|Anura]]
}}
| familia = [[Bufonidae]]
'''''Rhinella chrysophora''''', sometimes known as the '''Rio Viejo toad''', is a species of [[toad]] in the [[Bufonidae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Honduras]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Rhinella+chrysophora |title=''Rhinella chrysophora'' (McCranie, Wilson, and Williams, 1989) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=10 January 2014}}</ref>
| genus = ''[[Atelophryniscus]]''
Its natural [[habitat]]s are premontane and lower montane wet forests. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]] caused by landslides and slash-and-burn agriculture.<ref name=IUCN/>
| species = '''''A. chrysophorus'''''

| binomial = ''Atelophryniscus chrysophorus''
| binomial_authority = McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1989
| synonyms = Rhinella chrysophora}}
'''''Atelophryniscus chrysophorus''''' is a species of [[toad]] in the [[Bufonidae]] family.
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Honduras]].
Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s and [[river]]s.
It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].
==References==
==References==
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* Cruz, G. & Wilson, L.D. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/54486/all Rhinella chrysophora]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 16 September 2012.


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[[Category:Atelophryniscus]]
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of Honduras]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Honduras]]
[[Category:Amphibians of Honduras]]

Revision as of 18:59, 10 January 2014

Rhinella chrysophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species:
R. chrysophora
Binomial name
Rhinella chrysophora
(McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1989)
Synonyms

Atelophryniscus chrysophorus McCranie, Wilson & Williams, 1989

Rhinella chrysophora, sometimes known as the Rio Viejo toad, is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Honduras.[2] Its natural habitats are premontane and lower montane wet forests. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by landslides and slash-and-burn agriculture.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Template:IUCN2013.2
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Rhinella chrysophora (McCranie, Wilson, and Williams, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 January 2014.