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Giant Toad

Rhinella horribilis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 392, February 427, March 616, April 402, May 495, June 533, July 380, August 303, September 202, October 209, November 224, December 304.
Costa Rica4,487
Mexico3,444
Colombia2,062
Panama1,750
Provincia Puntarenas1,687
Antioquia913
United States761
Texas738
Provincia Alajuela732
Provincia Heredia631

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Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyTrue Toads · Bufonidae
GenusBeaked Toads · Rhinella

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