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Bishop's Toad

Rhinella alata

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 Panama.January 123, February 118, March 102, April 64, May 83, June 152, July 104, August 126, September 88, October 107, November 107, December 89.
Panama1,263
Provincia de Panamá514
Colón Province507
Colombia486
Antioquia211
Provincia de Panamá Oeste104
Provincia de Darién92
Chocó76
Ecuador68
Cundinamarca55

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
GenusBeaked Toads · Rhinella

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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