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Rhinella horribilis
Rhinella horribilis
Giant Toad
Photographer: Eduardo Boza Oviedo
Collection: AmphibiaWeb

ID: 1111 1111 1111 8733 (2009-06-06)

Copyright © 2009 Eduardo Boza Oviedo

 
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  • date of photo  Feb 25, 2008
  • latitude 9.11760   longitude -83.09710     View on Google Maps.
  • location   Cerro Amuo, La Lucha, Potrero Grande, Buenos Aires (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)
  • family Bufonidae
  • order Anura
  • class Amphibia
  • habitat  In a little open area along a stream.
  • notes   Este sapo estaba activo de dia, en el suelo, a 4 metros de una quebrada. El lugar esta aproximadamente a 1450 m de elevacion. La fotografia es parte del proyecto PILA-Darwin: Herramientas basicas para el manejo del Parque Internacional La Amistad ('Darwin Initiative', numero de beca 15/027: 'Baseline tools for management in P.I. La Amistad (Costa Rica/Panama)'), del Museo de Historia Natural de Londres y la Universidad de Costa Rica. //// This toad was active at day on the ground, 4 m from a stream. The place is about 1450 m elevational level. The picture is part of the PILA-Darwin Project ('Darwin Initiative' 15/027: 'Baseline tools for management in P.I. La Amistad (Costa Rica/Panama)'), of the Natural History Museum of London and the University of Costa Rica.
  • photo category: Animal - Amphibian

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Giant Toad (AW )
  • View AmphibiaWeb record for Rhinella horribilis
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge    Apr 16, 2021

    Action: changed name from "Rhinella marina" to "Rhinella horribilis "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Central American populations now split"

     
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