Biology:Herveo plump toad

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Herveo plump toad
Osornophryne percrassa (24191397144).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Osornophryne
Species:
O. percrassa
Binomial name
Osornophryne percrassa
Ruíz-Carranza & Hernández-Camacho, 1976

The Herveo plump toad (Osornophryne percrassa) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Cordillera Central in the Antioquia, Caldas, Quindío, and Tolima Departments, Colombia.[1][2][3]

Description

Osornophryne percrassa are relatively small toads: males measure 23–28 mm (0.91–1.10 in) and females 27–38 mm (1.1–1.5 in) in snout–vent length. It differs from other Osornophryne by its truncated snout in lateral view, with a little non-projected papilla at the end, and by its light spots on the belly.[4]

Habitat and conservation

Its natural habitats are Andean forests and páramos at elevations of 2,700–3,700 m (8,900–12,100 ft) asl. It is a ground-dwelling species found among leaf-litter and rocks,[1] or in terrestrial and arboreal bromeliads.[4] Development is direct. It is an uncommon species threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, mainly from agriculture, and by pollution from the fumigation of illegal crops. Climate change might also pose a threat. The species is known from a number of protected areas.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Osornophryne percrassa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T54858A85881204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T54858A85881204.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54858/85881204. Retrieved 16 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Osornophryne percrassa Ruiz-Carranza and Hernández-Camacho, 1976". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Osornophryne/Osornophryne-percrassa. 
  3. Acosta-Galvis, A.R. (2014). "Osornophryne percrassa Ruiz-Carranza & Hernández, 1976". Lista de los Anfibios de Colombia V.05.2015.0. www.batrachia.com. http://www.batrachia.com/orden-anura/bufonidae/osornophryne-percrassa/. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Loaiza-Piedrahíta, J.D.; Cuartas-Villa, S.; Pérez, I.; Marín-Castaño C.M.; Daza, J.M. (2014). "First record of Osornophryne percrassa Ruíz-Carranza & Hernández-Camacho, 1976 (Anura, Bufonidae) from the Department of Antioquia, Colombia". Herpetology Notes 7: 673–674. http://biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/8639/10519. 

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