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Rhinella horribilis

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Rhinella horribilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species:
R. horribilis
Binomial name
Rhinella horribilis
(Wiegmann, 1833)

Rhinella horribilis is the scientific name used for populations of the cane toad or giant toad located in Mesoamerica and north-western South America when they are considered to be a separate species from Rhinella marina, a name which is then mostly restricted to Amazon basin populations. R. horribilis was originally described from Mexico as Bufo horribilis before later being considered a synonym of Bufo marina and later Rhinella marina. The specific epithet horribilis has now been revived after a 2016 study argued that these populations make up two separate species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhinella horribilis (Wiegmann, 1833)". Amphibians of the World 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 April 2020.