The Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) is the single living representative of the family Rhinophrynidae. [2] It is a unique species in its taxonomy and morphology, with special adaptations to assist them in digging burrows where they spend most of their time.

Iden­ti­fi­ca­tion: 2 to 2 3/4 inches (record, 3 1/2 in.). The ro­tund body and broad red­dish/or­ange mid­dor­sal stripe are suf­fi­cient for iden­ti­fy­ing this toad. Horny, shovel-like ap­pendages on feet. Eggs are laid in water. Has its own mat­ing call. Mate more than once and dur­ing any month.

The Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) is the only species in the genus Rhinophrynus and the family Rhinophrynidae of order Anura. These frogs live from south Texas through Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

2021年7月27日 · Rhinophrynus dorsalis is a distinctive fossorial frog with a red orange middorsal stripe and irregular yellow dorsolateral marks on a purple-to-black background skin coloration (Fouquette, 1969, 2005).

The Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) is the only species in the genus Rhinophrynus and the family Rhinophrynidae of order Anura. Their distribution stretches from south Texas through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El …

2017年3月20日 · As their name says, they are burrowing toads that live underground during the dry season. They have several adaptations to their underground life. They have strong hind legs with tubercles to help them with digging. Their weird nose helps them eating termites and ants, their primary food sources.

Meet the Mexican burrowing toad (Rhinophrynus dorsalis) including their appearance, diet, habitat, range, lifespan, breeding and behavior.

This family contains a single species (Rhinophrynus dorsalis). Rhinophrynus is a highly fossorial toad-like species found from extreme southern Texas to Costa Rica. Rhinophyrnus has numerous primitive characteristics, such as an arciferal pectoral girdle, opisthocoelous vertebrae and inguinal amplexus.

IUCN: Rhinophrynus dorsalis (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T59040A53972326. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T59040A53972326.en. Accessed on 13 December 2022. For more multimedia, look at Rhinophrynus dorsalis on Wikimedia Commons.

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