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Southern Narrow-mouthed Toad

Hypopachus pictiventris

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Costa Rica.January 19, February 5, March 14, April 4, May 1, June 12, July 3, August 2, September 2, October 6, November 1, December 3.
Costa Rica72
Provincia Heredia49
Provincia Limón18
Provincia Guanacaste3
Provincia Alajuela2

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
FamilyNarrow-mouthed Frogs · Microhylidae
GenusSheep Frogs · Hypopachus

Sources

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