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Argentine Toad

Rhinella arenarum

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Argentina.January 268, February 232, March 124, April 96, May 25, June 9, July 15, August 27, September 121, October 237, November 293, December 255.
Argentina1,702
Buenos Aires774
Córdoba406
Uruguay218
La Pampa154
Santa Fe150
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires133
Mendoza103
Salta88
San Luis84

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

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