Smooth-sided toad
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The smooth-sided toad or spotted toad (Rhaebo guttatus), formerly known as Bufo guttatus, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in the Amazonian Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as well as the Guianas (French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname). Specimens from southern Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil might represent Rhaebo ecuadorensis described in 2012.[1][2]
Description
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The smooth sided toad secretes a toxin from a gland behind their eyes known as a bufotoxin, it has been known to cause heart failure in humans if ingested. This toxin is the toad's main line of defense against predators.[5]
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, in particular mature gallery forests. It occurs on the ground or in deep leaf-litter on the forest floor. It is locally threatened by habitat loss.[6]
References
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- Rhaebo
- Amphibians of Bolivia
- Frogs of Brazil
- Amphibians of Colombia
- Amphibians of Ecuador
- Amphibians of French Guiana
- Amphibians of Guyana
- Frogs of Peru
- Amphibians of Suriname
- Amphibians of Venezuela
- Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
- Amphibians described in 1799