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Description
Males 46-54 mm,
females 46-55 mm. The skin is smooth
in males and granular in females. The
dorsal surface usually has irregular
brown and black patches, but some
individuals are almost uniform reddish
or dark brown. There may be a light
mid-dorsal line. The head is triangular,
and the snout pointed. A line of
tubercles extends from behind the eye
along the side to the base of the legs.
The belly is gray to brown. Distribution and Habitat
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Occurs
throughout the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke in Brazil.Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
The species is terrestrial
and diurnal. In the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke, the diet consists
mainly of mites, ants, spiders, beetles and
crickets. Reproduction occurs mainly
between March and May. Breeding
groups form for 2-3 days in pools or seeps
near the headwaters of streams. Males
call during the day and night, and more
than 100 females can be found in one
day at a single breeding site. Breeding
groups form at different sites throughout
the season, but it is not known whether
individuals breed at different sites during a
single breeding season. Clutches contain
about 450 eggs. Comments
Juveniles are
similar to Dendrophryniscus minutus
in general form, but the ventral
surface of D. minutus is black at the
front, and spotted black and white
on the hind part.
Originally submitted by: Albertina P. Lima, William E. Magnusson, Marcelo Menin, Luciana K. Erdtmann, Domingos J. Rodrigues, Claudia Keller, Walter Hödl (first posted 2013-05-14)
Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2013 Rhinella proboscidea <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8007> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Apr 17, 2021.
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Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2021. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 17 Apr 2021.
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