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Cururu Toad

Rhinella diptycha

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 Brazil.January 310, February 222, March 191, April 215, May 126, June 109, July 101, August 106, September 146, October 250, November 259, December 248.
Brazil2,283
Argentina656
Sao Paulo315
Bahia196
Goias195
Bolivia195
Minas Gerais186
Pernambuco182
Ceara175
Corrientes147

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