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title: "Concepcion Toad"
description: "Rhinella arunco — Amphibians. Rhinella arunco is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Chile."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/concepcion-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Concepcion Toad

> Rhinella arunco — Amphibians. Rhinella arunco is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Chile.

- Scientific name: *Rhinella arunco*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 771
- Wikidata: [Q2212681](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2212681)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67094](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67094)

## Names

- en: Concepcion Toad
- de: Chile-Andenkröte
- es: Sapo de rulo
- it: Chaunus arunco
- nl: Chaunus arunco

## Countries with the most observations

CL (612)

## Summary

Rhinella arunco is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is endemic to Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, water storage areas, ponds, aquaculture ponds, open excavations, and irrigated land. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinella_arunco

## Photo

![Concepcion Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/concepcion-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Benjamín Salinas · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/335434733

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/concepcion-toad?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).