Bufo schneideri

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Rococo Toad
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Bufo Species: B. schneideri
Binomial name
Bufo schneideri Werner, 1829
Synonyms
Bufo paracnemis

The Rococo Toad (Bufo schneideri), sometimes referred to as Schneider's Toad, is a large toad native to the South America countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is frequently mistaken for the Cane Toad, and gets nearly as large. The easiest way to distinguish the two species, is that B. schneideri has poison glands on its back legs, as well as on either side of its head, as other toads.

[edit] References

• Aquino et al (2004). Bufo schneideri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is of least concern

• Bufo schneideri (TSN 207191). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 19 March 2006.