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Yellow Cururu Toad
Rhinella ornata | Spix, 1824

PHOTO: Property of Native / Embrapa

Characteristics: Medium-sized species, measuring about 7cm in length and also known as forest toad. It is brown, with a black longitudinal external stripe that is yellowish in the middle of the back. Males are smaller than females and have sex calluses on their front paw fingers.

Distribution: Argentina, Uruguay, and Eastern Paraguay. In Brazil, it is distributed from Northeast to Southeast. It can be found in central and eastern State of São Paulo, in the southern region of the State of Rio de Janeiro, in the Serra do Mar mountain range.

Habitat: Forest formations, mountainous regions to riparian and gallery forests in open formations.

Habits: Crepuscular, nocturnal, terrestrial, often living in the middle of the forest on decaying fallen leaves, hiding in burrows, between tree roots, on the ground and among rocks during the day.

Diet: Insects and arthropods.

Breeding: Oviparous, spawning in ponds where the eggs are protected in a gel cord measuring a few meters in length, which is wrapped in a single row in aquatic vegetation. They are seen vocalizing on the shores of lakes and permanent ponds, preferably in the colder, drier months of the year.

UFRA: Species seen in Wetlands with Herbaceous Plants and Restored Native Forests.