Rhinella parecis Ávila, Morais, Perez, Pansonato, Carvalho, Rojas-Zamora, Gordo, and Farias, 2020

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Bufonidae > Genus: Rhinella > Species: Rhinella parecis

Rhinella parecis Ávila, Morais, Perez, Pansonato, Carvalho, Rojas-Zamora, Gordo, and Farias, 2020, Zootaxa, 4868: 378. Holotype: UFMT-A 13716, by original designation. Type locality: "Vilhena Municipality, Rondônia State, Brazil (12º42’54”S, 60º15’27” W; 560m a.s.l.)". Zoobank publication registration: 799D810F-F7AE-4073-BCC8-5CCBA3851467 

English Names

None noted. 

Distribution

Rainforest fragments in the Brazilian states of Mato Grosso (municipality of Comodoro) and Rondônia (municipalities of Campo Novo de Rondônia, Alto Alegre do Parecis, and Chupinguaia). 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Brazil

Endemic: Brazil

Comment

Of uncertain relationship within the complex, according to the original publication, which evaluated morphometrics and molecular markers. 

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