Rhinella azarai (Gallardo 1965)

Out/Jan

In chacoan regions of Argentina (northeast of Corrientes and Misiones) , Paraguay (departments of Central, Itapúa and San Pedro), and Brasil (southern Mato Grosso).

Herbacea

Perene

Urticae fructus,herba et radix;acetilcolina, histamina, ácidos fórmico e gálico, caroteno, vitamina C, clorofila, tanino, potássio, cálcio, ferro (1)

Sementes

Description of holotype Head short, wide and very depressed. Loreal region sloping and concave. Snout 'ery short, not projecting (hardly visible from the ventral side), but prominent. Rostrum nearly vertical. Nostrils elongate and oblique. Cephalic crests well developed, with smooth or somewhat rippled borders. Canthal crests with smooth borders. Subnasal crests distinct. Suborbital crests well separated from the lower border of the eye, fonning a small projecting arch, expanded laterally and prolonged beyond postorbitals. Preorbital crests marked. Postorbital crests marked and somewhat separated from the tympanum. Maxillary crests very much expanded laterally; seen from above, the maxillaries project laterally; ventrally, the maxillaries appear as an expanded rim. Supraorbital crests projecting, with short divergent crests in the parietal region; interorbital space concave and veiy wide, granular and with short divergent crests on the canthal apex. Parietal crests marked. Orbitotympanic crests with thick border. Tympanum visible, gently sloping. Parotoids not prominent, length 7 mm; dorsally with flat granules. Granules on the dorsum rather smooth. The row of granules on the inner tarsal edge indistinct. A vertebral light line, thin and irregular; dorsal coloration generally dark gray or brown, with scattered, small darker spots. Belly with dark spots. Measurements of holotype ( in mm ) . Head and body 50. Head length 11. Head width 15.5. Head height 5. Eye 3.5. Interorbital space 7. Upper eyelid width 3. Elbow to third finger 17. Femur 14. Tibia length 14. Tibia width 5. Heel to fourth toe 20. Foot 15. Female paratype Paraguay. Head and body 57 mm. Variation Seen from above, the suborbital crests sometimes project more than the maxillaries. Vertebral light line generally absent or only indicated. Ventrally sometimes without spots. Juvenile characters: Granulated crests, not prominent, similar to those of juveniles in other species of the group. Dorsal coloration gray with darker spots in the shape of two broken inverse V's, on the dorsal median line.

Europa temperada

NE. Not evaluated.

El sapito de Azara (Rhinella azarai), es una especie de anfibio perteneciente a la familia Bufonidae. Se lo encuentra en el sector norte del cono sur de Sudamérica.​

Rhinella azarai est une espèce d'amphibiens de la famille des Bufonidae.

Rhinella azarai é uma espécie de anfíbio da família Bufonidae. Ocorre na Argentina, Brasil e Paraguai.

Considerada como sinônimo de Rhinella granulosa foi revalidada à categoria de espécie distinta em 2009.