Rhinella tenrec

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species: Rhinella tenrec

Name

Rhinella tenrec (Lynch & Renjifo, 1990)

• Holotype: ICN 13840.
• Type locality: “near Campamento Ingeominas (ca. 6°42′N, 76°27′W), near the headwaters of Rio Amparradó, Municipio Dabeiba, Departamento Antioquia, Colombia, 805 m elevation”.

Combinations

• Rhamphophryne tenrec Lynch & Renjifo, 1990: 364 [original combination]
• Rhinella tenrec — Chaparro, Pramuk & Gluesenkamp, 2007: 211 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Lynch, J.D. & Renjifo, J.M. 1990. Two new toads (Bufonidae: Rhamphophryne) from the northern Andes of Colombia. Journal of Herpetology 24(4): 364–371. JSTOR Reference page. 
• Chaparro, J.C., Pramuk, J.B. & Gluesenkamp, A.G. 2007. A New Species of Arboreal Rhinella (Anura: Bufonidae) from Cloud Forest of Southeastern Peru. Herpetologica 63(2): 203–212. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. IUCN: Rhinella tenrec  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T54883A85876499. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T54883A85876499.en. Accessed on 09 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Antioquia Beaked Toad