Rhaebo glaberrimus explained

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. It is found in eastern Amazonian Colombia (Amazonas, Casanare, Boyacá, Cundinamarca, and Meta Departments), including the lower eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental to 1470m (4,820feet) asl, and adjacent Venezuela (Táchira state).[1] Rhaebo ecuadorensis from Ecuador and Peru was formerly confused with this species.[2] [3] It has also been confused with Rhaebo guttatus.[3]

Description

Males measure 50mm65mm and females 59mm72mm 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rhaebo glaberrimus (Günther, 1869) . Acosta-Galvis, A.R. . 2015 . Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015 . www.batrachia.com . 27 September 2015.
  2. Web site: Rhaebo glaberrimus (Günther, 1869) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2015 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 27 September 2015.
  3. Mueses-Cisneros, J. J. . D. F. Cisneros-Heredia . R. W. McDiarmid . amp . 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 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3447.1.2 . 10088/21442 .