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Rhinella xerophylla

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Rhinella xerophylla
Temporal range: Pliocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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  1. ^ Maria Laura Ponssa (2022). "A new late Pliocene toad of the genus Rhinella (Bufonidae) from northwestern Argentina - ScienceDirect". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 115. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103749. Retrieved May 11, 2022.