| Werner's toad | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Rhaebo |
| Species: | R. nasicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhaebo nasicus (Werner, 1903) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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. It is found in northwestern Guyana and eastern Venezuela at elevations of 500–1,350 m (1,640–4,430 ft) asl.
Description
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. 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.
Diet
Diet consists of ants, other arthropods (termites, beetles), and snails.
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are cloud forests and lowland moist forests. Breeding habitat is unknown.
It is a locally common species that is not facing major threats.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Rhaebo nasicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T54713A61393916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T54713A61393916.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhaebo nasicus (Werner, 1903)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Cole, C.J.; C.R. Townsend; R.P. Reynolds; R.D. MacCulloch & A. Lathrop (2013). "Amphibians and reptiles of Guyana, South America: Illustrated keys, annotated species accounts, and a biogeographic synopsis". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 125 (4): 317–620. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-125.4.317. S2CID 86665287.
- ^ Hoogmoed, M.S. (1977). "On the presence of Bufo nasicus in Guiana, with a redescription of the species on the basis of recently collected material". Zoologische Mededelingen. 51: 265–275.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Rhaebo nasicus | |
| Bufo nasicus | |