Werner's toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Rhaebo |
Species: | R. nasicus
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Binomial name | |
Rhaebo nasicus (
Werner, 1903)
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Synonyms | |
Bufo nasicus Werner, 1903 |
Werner's toad (Rhaebo nasicus, formerly Bufo nasicus; in Spanish sapo narigudo) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. [1] [2] It is found in northwestern Guyana [3] [4] and eastern Venezuela at elevations of 500–1,350 m (1,640–4,430 ft) asl. [1] [2]
Rhaebo nasicus is a medium-sized, long-legged toad. A male measured 41 mm (1.6 in) and two females 64 and 67 mm (2.5 and 2.6 in) in snout–vent length. [4] The dorsal colouration is variable, from greyish brown to reddish brown. There are often darker spots, a dark brown hourglass patch, and/or an ochre middorsal stripe. Edge of lower jaw has a white stripe or row of white spots. Parotoid glands are moderately large. Upper eyelid is spiny. Snout is sharply pointed. [3]
Diet consists of ants, other arthropods (termites, beetles), and snails. [4]
Its natural habitats are cloud forests and lowland moist forests. Breeding habitat is unknown. [1]
It is a locally common species that is not facing major threats. [1]
Werner's toad | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Rhaebo |
Species: | R. nasicus
|
Binomial name | |
Rhaebo nasicus (
Werner, 1903)
| |
Synonyms | |
Bufo nasicus Werner, 1903 |
Werner's toad (Rhaebo nasicus, formerly Bufo nasicus; in Spanish sapo narigudo) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. [1] [2] It is found in northwestern Guyana [3] [4] and eastern Venezuela at elevations of 500–1,350 m (1,640–4,430 ft) asl. [1] [2]
Rhaebo nasicus is a medium-sized, long-legged toad. A male measured 41 mm (1.6 in) and two females 64 and 67 mm (2.5 and 2.6 in) in snout–vent length. [4] The dorsal colouration is variable, from greyish brown to reddish brown. There are often darker spots, a dark brown hourglass patch, and/or an ochre middorsal stripe. Edge of lower jaw has a white stripe or row of white spots. Parotoid glands are moderately large. Upper eyelid is spiny. Snout is sharply pointed. [3]
Diet consists of ants, other arthropods (termites, beetles), and snails. [4]
Its natural habitats are cloud forests and lowland moist forests. Breeding habitat is unknown. [1]
It is a locally common species that is not facing major threats. [1]