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Rhinella ocellata

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name:	Rhinella ocellata
Species Authority:	(Günther, 1858)
Synonym/s:	Bufo ocellatus Günther, 1858 Rhinella ocellatus Günther, 1858

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Rogério Bastos, Dante Pavan, Débora Silvano
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
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Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in the Brazilian Cerrado from Maranhão to Minas Gerais states, in Brazil. It has been recorded from 200-1,500m asl.
Countries:	Native: Brazil
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a locally abundant species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs on the ground in the Cerrado near waterbodies, where it also breeds. It does not adapt well to anthropogenic disturbance.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Agriculture, crops and livestock, dam construction and fires are major threats to the species' habitat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Its range includes several protected areas.

Citation:	Rogério Bastos, Dante Pavan, Débora Silvano 2004. Rhinella ocellata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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