Rhinella scitula
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Rhinella |
| Species: | R. scitula
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinella scitula (Caramaschi and Niemeyer, 2003)
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Bufo scitulus Caramaschi and Niemeyer, 2003[2] | |
Rhinella scitula is a species of
Bufonidae. It is found in the southwestern Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and in the adjacent southeastern Paraguay (Amambay and Concepción Departments).[3][4]
Description
Males measure 33–46 mm (1.3–1.8 in) and females 46–51 mm (1.8–2.0 in) in snout–vent length.dorsum is generally light brown to dark brown. Light-colored individuals have no pattern or have a cream vertebral line. Darker specimens have a broadish, light brown vertebral stripe. There is a black, triangular inter-ocular spot facing backward, as well as an oblong dorsal blackish spot that connects to another black spot near the urostyle. The belly is light creamy, marbled with light gray.[2]
Habitat and conservation
Rhinella scitula is associated with seasonal forests and mountainous landscapes at elevations between 100–700 m (330–2,300 ft)
above sea level.[3][4] Breeding takes place in small pools in slow-flowing streams[1] after rainfalls and is of explosive type. Males call mainly during twilight.[2][4] The species is abundant in seasonal forest areas with rocky outcrops.[4] As of 2004, no threats to this then recently described species had been identified.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Caramaschi, U.; de Niemeyer, H. (2003). "Nova espécie do complexo de Bufo margaritifer (Laurenti, 1768) do Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae)" [A new species of the Bufo margaritifer (Laurenti, 1768) complex from the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae)]. Boletim do Museu Nacional. Nova Serie, Zoologia. 501. Rio de Janeiro: 1–16.
- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Rhinella scitula (Caramaschi and Niemeyer, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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