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Yellow Cururu Toad

Rhinella icterica

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 225, February 173, March 133, April 110, May 71, June 35, July 63, August 66, September 156, October 245, November 263, December 270.
Brazil1,810
Sao Paulo562
Rio de Jeneiro374
Santa Catarina336
Parana230
Rio Grande do Sul197
Minas Gerais104
Argentina12
Espirito Santo4
Distrito Federal1

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