A New Diagnosis and Description of Variation among Adult Rhinella ceratophrys (Boulenger) (Amphibia: Bufonidae), with Notes on Ecology and Distribution

Danté B. Fenolio; Joseph R. Mendelson; William W. Lamar

doi:10.2994/057.007.0108

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Danté B. Fenolio,^1,2 Joseph R. Mendelson,^3,4,* William W. Lamar⁵

¹1.Department of Biology, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, Florida 33124 USA*
²2.Present address: Department of Conservation, Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1345 Piedmont Ave. NE, Atla
³3.Zoo Atlanta, 800 Cherokee Avenue, SE, Atlanta, Georgia 30315-1440 USA: E-mail: jmendelson@zooatlan
⁴4.School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 301 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
⁵6.Department of Biology, The University of Texas at Tyler, 3900 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75799

^*Corresponding author

Abstract

Published accounts and descriptions of Rhinella ceratophrys Boulenger, 1882 were all based on juvenile specimens until 1994, thus it had generally been presumed to be a diminutive species. Based on examination of additional material, including adult specimens, as well as the holotype, we here report on variation in this large-sized bufonid toad and provide a new diagnosis for the species. Additionally, we present notes on the ecology and distribution of this species.

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Danté B. Fenolio, Joseph R. Mendelson, and William W. Lamar "A New Diagnosis and Description of Variation among Adult Rhinella ceratophrys (Boulenger) (Amphibia: Bufonidae), with Notes on Ecology and Distribution," South American Journal of Herpetology 7(1), 9-15, (1 April 2012). https://doi.org/10.2994/057.007.0108

Received: 22 January 2012; Accepted: 1 February 2012; Published: 1 April 2012

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