Striped Toad

Fascinating facts about the Striped Toad

• Adult males of the striped toad range from 56 mm to 104 mm long, while females grow larger, from 78 mm up to 114 mm.
• They can be found from Ceará down to Rio de Janeiro in the Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil.
• They breed in the backwaters of rapidly flowing streams and in temporary pools.
• Living at elevations up to 900 m (about 3,000 ft), they can be found in lowland forest and foothill environments.
• Although locally abundant, the striped toad’s forest home is being chopped down for agriculture and timber, so protecting its range is important.

At a glance

About the Striped Toad

The striped toad, Rhinella crucifer, is a robust member of the Bufonidae family that occurs in the Atlantic Forest from Ceará down to Rio de Janeiro. Adult males range from 56 to 104 mm and females from 78 to 114 mm in snout-vent length, bearing a wide head, a rounded to mucronate snout, and a distinct tympanum. Its parotoid glands flare over the body’s sides, and while its forelimbs are comparatively stout, the hind limbs are slender with long, webbed toes. The skin is a uniform canvas of ochre, olive, brownish or silvery tones, sometimes marked by a thin, light vertebral line. It lives in rainforests and disturbed habitats up to 900 m elevation, and breeding occurs in the backwaters of rapidly flowing streams and in temporary pools. It is locally abundant but threatened by habitat loss from agricultural crops and timber extraction, and it occurs in several protected areas.

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