Rhinella icterica

Rhinella icterica
Adult male R. icterica
Adult female R. icterica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species:
R. icterica
Binomial name
Rhinella icterica
(Spix, 1824)
Range in green
Synonyms
  • Bufo ictericus Spix, 1824
  • Rhinella ictericus (Spix, 1824)

Rhinella icterica (common name: yellow cururu toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in northeastern Argentina (Misiones Province), southern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay.[2] "Cururu"[what language is this?] is its indigenous name and refers to the male advertisement call that is a melodious tremolo.[3] "Cururu toad", without the specifier "yellow", is a common name used for a few other closely related species.[4]

  1. ^ Débora Silvano, Norman Scott, Lucy Aquino, Axel Kwet, Diego Baldo (2010). "Rhinella icterica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T54668A11184033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T54668A11184033.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Rhinella icterica (Spix, 1824)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AmphibiaWeb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Rhinella schneideri". AmphibiaWeb. Berkeley, California. 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.