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Bufo inca
family: Bufonidae

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Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Peru
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IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC).
For Red List information on this species, see the threat category on the Global Amphibian Assessment Web site.

 
Information below is from the Global Amphibian Assessment website, made available here by kind permission of IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Conservation International and NatureServe.
Geographic Range


Range Comments: This species is restricted to southern Peru. Recorded from La Union, Departamento Ayacucho and the Amazonian slopes of Departamento Cuzco. It has an altitudinal range of 900-1,900m asl.
Biogeographic Realm(s): Neotropical
Distribution Status:
Native Peru


Population
It is a common species.
Habitat and Ecology
Its habitat consists of montane primary and secondary tropical forest. Breeds in slow streams and roadside ditches. It can be found at the edge of agricultural areas, but not in these areas.
Biomes: Terrestrial, Freshwater
Habitats: (See complete standardized list of habitats)
Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
Artificial/Aquatic - Canals and Drainage Channels, Ditches
Major Threats
Some localized deforestation for smallholder farming (eg. coffee and tea).

Specific Threat (See complete standardized list of threats) Past Present Future
7 Natural disasters
   7.8 Unknown
13 None

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