Bufo periglenes Savage, 1967
Golden toad
Species recognized by The Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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The Golden Toad is notable in its genus for being both sexually dichromatic and visually striking (Savage 1966). Male coloration is characteristically bright orange, uniform on the dorsum but sometimes slightly mottled on the venter. Female dorsal pigmentation ranges from greenish-yellow to black and is marked with bright scarlet spots edged in yellow, while the ventral surface is greenish-yellow to flesh colored. Adult female standard length ranges from 47 to 54 mm, while males range from 41 to 48 mm. Other size-based sexually dimorphic traits include a longer, more acute snout in males, and proportionally longer limbs. In both sexes, body surface is relatively smooth with the warts being granular and tipped with small black spines. Supraorbital, postorbital, canthal, and supratympanic external crests are present, which are low and warty. The tympanum is absent, and no vocal sac or slits are present. The iris is black and marked with gold flecks, and set in a horizontally elliptical pupil. Tubercles are not present on the hands and feet, and only the toes are webbed near their base.
See photos and film clip of Bufo periglenes at the ARKive site: http://www.arkive.org.uk/species/display.asp?id=17
See photos and film clip of Bufo periglenes at the ARKive site: http://www.arkive.org.uk/species/display.asp?id=17
A Spanish-language species account can be found at the website of Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio).
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"Bufo periglenes Savage, 1967". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/1025163". Accessed
18 Mar 2010.
