- Chaunus rubescens
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Chaunus rubescens 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Chaunus Species: C. rubescens Binomial name Chaunus rubescens
A. Lutz, 1925Synonyms Bufo rubescens
Chaunus rubescens is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, rivers, freshwater marshes, pastureland, rural gardens, urban areas, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss. Its color is a golden orange.
References
- Bastos, R., Pavan, D., Eterovick, P.C. & Silvano, D. 2004. Bufo rubescens. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 July 2007.
- Frost, Darrel; Grant, Taran; Faivovich, JuliÁN; Bain, Raoul H.; Haas, Alexander; Haddad, CÉLIO F.B.; De SÁ, Rafael O.; Channing, Alan et al. (2006). "The Amphibian Tree of Life". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 297: 364. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2006)297[0001:TATOL]2.0.CO;2.
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