Rhinella ruizi

Rhinella ruizi is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Central in Antioquia, Colombia.[1][2][4] The specific name ruizi honors Pedro Miguel Ruiz-Carranza, a Colombian herpetologist.[5]

Rhinella ruizi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Rhinella
Species:
R. ruizi
Binomial name
Rhinella ruizi
(Grant, 2000)
Synonyms[2]

Rhamphophryne ruizi Grant, 2000 "1999"[3]

Description

Adult males measure 36–39 mm (1.4–1.5 in) and adult females 39–50 mm (1.5–2.0 in) in snout–vent length. The head is triangular and slightly wider than it is long. The snout is acuminate, sometimes bulbous. The tympanum is absent. The parotoid glands are well-developed. The fingers and the toes are short, webbed, and have bulbous tips. The dorsum varies from brown to dark brown to reddish brown. The vertebral line is yellow, green, or cream-colored and is lined with black.[3]

Habitat and conservation

Rhinella ruizi occurs in high-Andean interior forests at elevations of 2,330–3,100 m (7,640–10,170 ft) above sea level. Development is probably direct (i.e., there is no free-living larval stage[6]). It is a common species within its range and it may tolerate a low degree of habitat perturbation. The main threats to it are habitat loss and degradation caused by agriculture, livestock, and urban expansion.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Rhinella ruizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T54882A85876421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54882A85876421.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Rhinella ruizi (Grant, 2000)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  3. Grant, Taran (1999). "Una nueva especie de Rhamphophryne (Anura: Bufonidae) de la Cordillera Central de Colombia" (PDF). Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales (in Spanish). 23 (Suplemento especial): 287–292.
  4. Acosta Galvis, A. R. (2013). "Rhinella ruizi (Grant, 1999)". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia: Referencia en linea V.09.2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael & Grayson, Michael (2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-907807-42-8.
  6. Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 166.
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