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Rhinella proboscidea

Synonyms: Bufo proboscideus; Eurhina proboscideus; Oxyrhynchus proboscideus

Wikipedia Abstract

Rhinella proboscidea is a species of small South American toads in the family Bufonidae, common in the Amazon rainforest. It is the only species known to practice reproductive necrophilia.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
15
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.67
EDGE Score: 1.74
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Litter Size [1]  450
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.165 inches (5.5 cm)

Predators

Xenoxybelis argenteus (Daudin's Vine Snake)[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
♦ 2Anurans as prey: an exploratory analysis and size relationships between predators and their prey, L. F. Toledo, R. S. Ribeiro & C. F. B. Haddad, Journal of Zoology 271 (2007) 170–177
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0