Rhaebo glaberrimus

Rhaebo glaberrimus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. Its common name is Cundinamarca toad, after its type locality, "Bogota", Cundinamarca, although this location is likely to be incorrectly reported.[2][3] It is found in eastern Amazonian Colombia (Amazonas, Casanare, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, and Meta Departments), including the lower eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental to 1,470 m (4,820 ft) asl, and adjacent Venezuela (Táchira state).[2][4] Rhaebo ecuadorensis from Ecuador and Peru was formerly confused with this species.[2][3] It has also been confused with Rhaebo guttatus.[3]

Rhaebo glaberrimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhaebo
Species:
R. glaberrimus
Binomial name
Rhaebo glaberrimus
(Günther, 1869)
Synonyms

Bufo glaberrimus Günther, 1869 "1868"

Description

Males measure 50–65 mm (2.0–2.6 in) and females 59–72 mm (2.3–2.8 in) in snout–vent length. The colouration is variable. Dorsal colour varies from greenish brown to dark brown, with or without dark marks. Ventral colour varies from dark brown with cream spots to cream with dark marks. Iris is coppery-golden or brown with black or golden punctuations.[3]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are lowland tropical rainforests and montane humid forests. It is locally threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References
  1. Angulo, A.; La Marca, E.; Coloma, L.A. & Ron, S. (2010). "Rhaebo glaberrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T54651A11181866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T54651A11181866.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhaebo glaberrimus (Günther, 1869)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. Mueses-Cisneros, J. J.; D. F. Cisneros-Heredia & R. W. McDiarmid (2012). "A new Amazonian species of Rhaebo (Anura: Bufonidae) with comments on Rhaebo glaberrimus (Gunther, 1869) and Rhaebo guttatus (Schneider, 1799)". Zootaxa. 3447: 22–40.
  4. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2015). "Rhaebo glaberrimus (Günther, 1869)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015. www.batrachia.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
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