Rhinella icterica, often known as the yellow cururu toad, is a species of toad that may be found in northeastern Argentina’s Missiones Province, southern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay. Its native name, “Cururu,” refers to the male ad-call, which is a lovely tremolo. Without the qualifier “yellow,” the term “cururu toad” is a popular name for […]
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It is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa, and its range includes northern Nilotic Egypt as well as the oases in Algeria and Libya. Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra
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African common toads, also known as guttural toads (Sclerophrys gutturalis), are members of the Bufonidae family of toads. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist lowland forests, moist montane forests, dry savannas, temperate shrublands, subtropical or tropical dry shrublands, subtropical or tropical moist shrublands, dry lowland grasslands, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet
The red-spotted toad, Bufo punctatus, is simple to recognize. Adults have brownish backs covered in red markings. These tiny toads are widespread in the American Southwest and northern Mexico, where they feed primarily on insects. They are opportunistic eaters and will eat any bug that comes into their path, but some insects are staples. Appearance
The eastern spadefoot, also known as the Syrian spadefoot, is a species of toad that is native to a region that stretches in Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It belongs to the family Pelobatidae. Appearance The eastern spadefoot is a huge, chubby toad with large, projecting eyes and vertical, slit-like pupils on top of its
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It only occurs in the coastal areas of the southeast United States. Its big parotoid glands, varied brown and black markings, and pale mid dorsal stripe can recognize the oak toad. The diminutive adult size of this species in comparison to other toads is one of its most striking characteristics. Sandy pine flatwoods, oak scrub,
A very uncommon amphibian known as the Wyoming toad or Baxter’s toad (Anaxyrus baxteri) is only found in the United States, and in captivity. Since being declared extinct in the wild in 1991, the Wyoming toad has been on the endangered species list since 1984. The attempt to rescue the Wyoming toad has been a
It has been discovered at altitudes as high as 2,000 m asl. From open, metropolitan areas to the Chaco, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest regions, it can be found in a wide range of environments. Bufo schneideri is a terrestrial, nocturnal animal. On rare occasions, it digs a deep hole. It uses roots and rocks to
In the family Bufonidae, the arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus) is a species of true toad that is unique to California (in the United States) and Baja California state (in Mexico). Untrained ears may confuse the arroyo toad (Anaxyrus californicus), famed for its melodious call during breeding season, for a cicada. On December 16, 1994, it
Anxyrus hemiophrys, sometimes is a species of toad that can be found in the prairies of western Canada south and sections of the upper midwest of the United States. The toad-like Anaxyrus hemiophrys has horizontal pupils, a lack of a tail and teeth, thick, warty skin, and these traits. Appearance The male Canadian Toad is