Bufonidae ...

• Main Authors: Guayasamin, Juan M., Funk, Chris
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2009
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Chordata; Amphibia; Anura; Bufonidae; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5629741; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5629741

Family: Bufonidae This group of toads contains some of the most familiar anurans, including the cane toad (Rhinella marina; previously Bufo marinus) and the jambato (Atelopus ignescens). Most of them have a warty appearance and are diurnal, terrestrial, and have aquatic larvae (e.g., Rhinella, Atelopus), but others are nocturnal, arboreal, and undergo direct development (e.g., Osornophryne). Bufonids are found natively in all continents, except Australia (where it has been introduced) and Antarctica. The family Bufonidae contains 538 species (AmphibiaWeb 2009). The taxonomy of amphibians has undergone several recent changes and there is debate on which names should be used. For bufonids, we follow the general proposal by Frost et al. (2006), as modified by Chaparro et al. (2007). In YBS, there are two species of bufonids, Osornophryne guacamayo and Rhinella margaritifera (previously Bufo margaritifer). Osornophryne guacamayo (Plate 1). Described by Hoogmoed (1987). This species can be easily recognized by ... : Published as part of Guayasamin, Juan M. & Funk, Chris, 2009, The amphibian community at Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador, with a comparison of vertical microhabitat use among Pristimantis species and the description of a new species of the Pristimantis myersi group, pp. 41-66 in Zootaxa 2220 on page 43, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.190060 ...