Sapo Dorado

Sapo Dorado
Sapo Dorado
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo
Species: B. guttatus
Binomial name
Bufo guttatus
Schneider, 1799

The Sapo Dorado (Bufo guttatus, also known as Rhaebo guttatus) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Enrique La Marca, Marinus Hoogmoed, Steffen Reichle 2004. Rhaebo guttatus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2009.