Comparative molecular and conventional cytogenetic analyses of three species of Rhinella (Anura; Bufonidae). [PDF]
PLoS ONEThe genus Rhinella corresponds to a group of anurans characterized by numerous taxonomic and systemic challenges, leading to their organization into species complexes.
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A new species of terrestrial toad of the Rhinella festae group (Anura, Bufonidae) from the highlands of the Central Cordillera of the Andes of Colombia [PDF]
ZooKeysThe genus Rhinella (Bufonidae) comprises 92 species of Neotropical toads. In Colombia, Rhinella is represented by 22 recognized species, of which nine belong to the Rhinella festae group.
Luis Santiago Caicedo-Martínez +6 more
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Defensive Behavior in Rhinella bergi and Rhinella mirandaribeiroi (Anura: Bufonidae)
Caldasia, 2021 Here we report two cases of defensive behavior known as “stiff-legged”, unprecedented for the species Rhinella bergi and R. mirandaribeiroi. We registered the behavior at localities in Mato Grosso do Sul and Minas Gerais states, Brazil. With our records,
Ibrahim Kamel Rodrigues Nehemy +3 more
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Hábitos alimentarios del complejo Rhinella margaritifera (Laurenti, 1768) (AMPHIBIA: BUFONIDAE), Amazonas, Colombia [PDF]
Revista Colombiana de Ciencia Animal Recia, 2013 El presente estudio se realizó con cuatro especies del Complejo Rhinella margaritifera: Rhinella alata (Thominot, 1884), Rhinella castaneotica (Caldwell, 1991), Rhinella margaritifera (Laurenti, 1768) y Rhinella sp., a las cuales se les analizaron ...
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2021 Rhinella major is one of the component species of the Rhinella granulosa group and is distributed in the neotropical region of the South American continent, being found in anthropized environments. The occurrence of trypanosomes in anurans involves a yet
TÁSSIO A. COÊLHO +3 more
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Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae, Rhinella manu Chaparro, Pramuk and Gluesenkamp, 2007; Rhinella tacana Padial, Reichle, Mcdiarmid and de la Riva, 2006: distribution extension and country record from southern Peru [PDF]
Check List, 2013 As a result of several surveys on the montane forests of southern Peru, we provide new distribution data for two arboreal toads (Anura: Bufonidae). An important distribution extension for Rhinella manu, outside of Manu National Park (Cusco department ...
Germán Chávez +2 more
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First record of Rhinella poeppigii (Tschudi, 1845) in Brazil (Anura, Bufonidae) [PDF]
Check List, 2017 Rhinella poeppigii, member of the Rhinella marina group, which currently consists of 11 species, inhabits primarily cloud forests in the central Andes of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, reaching lowlands adjacent to the Andes, at elevations
Nathocley Mendes Venâncio +3 more
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A New Species of Toad (Anura: Bufonidae: Rhinella) from Northern Peru
Taxonomy, 2021 We describe a new species of Rhinella from montane forests between 1788 and 2305 m a.s.l. in the Departamentos Amazonas and San Martín, Peru. We tentatively assign the new species to the Rhinella festae species Group based on morphological similarities ...
Edgar Lehr +5 more
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ZooKeys, 2014 We describe a new species of the bufonid toad genus Rhinella from transition montane forest of the buffer zones of the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park and the Pui Pui Protected Forest (eastern slopes of Andes, Selva Central, Peru).
Jiri Moravec +4 more
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Toxins, 2020 Since Rhinella sp. toads produce bioactive substances, some species have been used in traditional medicine and magical practices by ancient cultures in Peru.
Guillermo Schmeda-Hirschmann +8 more
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