First record of Rhinella poeppigii (Tschudi, 1845) in Brazil (Anura, Bufonidae)

Rhinella poeppigii, member of the Rhinella marina group, which currently consists of 11 species, inhabits primarily cloud forests in the central Andes of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, reaching lowlands adjacent to the Andes, at elevations of 260–1800 m. This work presents the first record of R. poeppi...

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Published in:Check list (Luís Felipe Toledo) 2017-11, Vol.13 (6), p.747-750
Main Authors: Venâncio, Nathocley Mendes, Antonio de Freitas, Marco, Abegg, Arthur Diesel, Kokubum, Marcelo Nogueira de Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cloud forests
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Summary:Rhinella poeppigii, member of the Rhinella marina group, which currently consists of 11 species, inhabits primarily cloud forests in the central Andes of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, reaching lowlands adjacent to the Andes, at elevations of 260–1800 m. This work presents the first record of R. poeppigii in Brazil, from the municipality of Assis Brasil, in the state of Acre. This record extends the distribution of the species 242 km northeast of the nearest record in Explorer’s Inn, Madre de Dios province, Peru.
ISSN:1809-127X
1809-127X
DOI:10.15560/13.6.747