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South American Leaf Litter Toad

Bufo typhonius

Photo by Nimbid Ditavi
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Field Notes

Description:

The South American Leaf Litter Toad is a species of tropical toad commonly found in rivers, Rainforests, grasslands and ponds alla over South America, its coloration has several variations among the population, it has a black and brown stripe in the middle of its trunk. This one measured around five cm.

Habitat:

Tropical Rainforest

Species ID Suggestions

wood frog

Rana sylvatica
sanmiggums
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Comments (2)
Nimbid Ditavi
Thank you so much for your help Brendan! I researched about this little guys and found the B. typhonius!
BrendanSmith
This is a leaf litter toad commonly found in the tropics. They are formerly of the genus Bufo but are now classed under Rhaebo & Rhinella. Very complex group, see what you can find on them in your area.

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