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Santiago Valley Beaked Toad
Rhinella festae
-2.15, -77.69
Field Notes
Description:
One of the most distinctive features of this toad is a sharply pointed nose that hooks down instead of up, hence the common name. A medium sized toad that has moderate tubercles on its dorsum. The entire toad, with the exception of the stomach is a very dark cinnamon color, the stomach being creme colored. It has no tympanum but does have a tympanic fold. It has a crest over and behind the eyes.
Habitat:
This individual was found on the sand area along the Makuma river in the Amazon rainforest of SE Ecuador.
Notes:
This is one of the rarest finds, only one in all these years. Unfortunately, when it resembles R. margaritifera. It may be I have seen more and misidentified them. Listed as "Near threatened" by IUCN (Red List).
Reference Links:
https://amphibiaweb.org/species/412
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2019
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