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Nannophryne variegata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Nannophryne

Higher classification
  
Toads

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Bufonidae

Scientific name
  
Bufo variegatus

Rank
  
Species

Nannophryne variegata httpswwwsibgovararchivosthumbs188x201303

Similar
  
Frog, Amphibians, Toads, True toad, Rhinella rubropunctata

Nannophryne variegata, known also as the Eden Harbour toad or Patagonian toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in southern Argentina (from Neuquén southwards) and Chile. There is also a record from Peru, but this requires confirmation given its great geographic and ecological isolation. It occurs in Tierra del Fuego south to 53°S, making it the southernmost amphibian in the world, a record shared with Batrachyla antartandica.

Its natural habitats are temperate to cold humid forests, bogs, and Magellanic tundra. It occurs in marshes, under logs in the Nothofagus forest region as well as tundra surrounded by low stature Nothofagus forest in the subantarctic region. Reproduction takes place in shallow temporary pools and swamps. It is a locally abundant species that tolerates some disturbance.

References

Nannophryne variegata Wikipedia