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Wet Forest Toad

Incilius melanochlorus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 39, February 21, March 33, April 22, May 23, June 50, July 36, August 20, September 22, October 22, November 30, December 29.
Costa Rica347
Provincia Alajuela157
Provincia Heredia96
Provincia Cartago49
Provincia Limón35
Provincia Guanacaste5
Provincia San José4
Panama4
Provincia de Bocas del Toro3
Provincia Puntarenas1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

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
GenusCentral American Toads · Incilius

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Wet Forest Toad with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.