Beaked Toad
Dendrophryniscus proboscideus
Dendrophryniscus proboscideus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Southeastern Brazil and known from isolated records in fragments of Atlantic Forest in eastern Bahia and northeastern Minas Gerais states.
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Description
Dendrophryniscus proboscideus are relatively large among the Dendrophryniscus, measuring 32 to 47 mm (1.3 to 1.9 in) in snout–vent length. The body is slender and warty. The snout is protruding. The males have nuptial pads.
Range & habitat
Dendrophryniscus proboscideus inhabits pristine and somewhat disturbed lowland forests, often in association with small streams. It is a leaf-litter species active during the day. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by expansion of agriculture, wood plantations, and human settlements, livestock grazing, clear-cutting, and collection of bromeliads.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and conservation”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 135073.