Rhinella pombali | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Rhinella |
Species: | |
Synonyms | |
Bufo pombali Baldissera, Caramaschi, and Haddad, 2004 |
Rhinella pombali is a hybrid species of toad from south-eastern Brazil,[1][2][3] named after José Perez Pombal Jr., a Brazilian herpetologist.[4] It was originally described in 2004 as a distinct species, but a genetic study published in 2012 found it to be a hybrid of Rhinella ornata and Rhinella crucifer; it is also morphologically intermediate between these species.[2] It is therefore no longer considered a valid species,[2][3] although it is still present in some listings.[1][5]