Rhinella xerophylla
| Rhinella xerophylla Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Rhinella |
| Species: | †R. xerophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| †Rhinella xerophylla Ponssa et al. 2022 | |
Rhinella xerophylla is an extinct species of toad in the genus Rhinella found in Argentina. It lived in the Pliocene period and inhabited tropical rainforests of South America.[1]
References
- ^ Ponssa, María Laura; Babot, María Judith; Ortiz, Pablo E.; Candela, Adriana M.; Pereyra, Martín O. (April 2022). "A new late Pliocene toad of the genus Rhinella (Bufonidae) from northwestern Argentina". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 115: 103749. Bibcode:2022JSAES.11503749P. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103749.