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ROCOCO TOAD Rhinella schneideri
Most peoples reaction is predictable the first time that they see a Rococo Toad "Jesus! Look at the size of that thing!". This is a huge toad and one of the most commonly-encountered amphibians in Paraguay - many emerging after rains even in cities! Though many Paraguayans believe him to be venomous, he is no such thing, though he does have a number of interesting adaptations to avoid predators. Firstly he is able to inflate the body making him difficult to swallow, and as a back-up he secretes a milky substance from the skin which causes nausea (there is no danger to humans in touching the animal, but it is advisable to wash your hands afterwards!). Toads that are handled may urinate, but there is no truth in the local belief that they deliberately try to urinate in the eyes of humans!
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Gallery 1 Adult
FIGURE 1 - (FPANF14PH) Adult, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPANF15PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPANF16PH) Leg motion during jumping of same individual (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPANF17PH) Dorsal, Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2006).
FIGURE 5 - (FPANF26PH) Adult dark lateral, Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith June 2005).
FIGURE 6 - (FPANF342PH) Adult dark dorsal, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith March 2010).
FIGURE 7 - (FPANF18PH) Ventral, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Martijn Brouwer May 2007).
FIGURE 8 - (FPANF19PH) Head detail, PN Teniente Enciso (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 9 - (FPANF477PH) Immature lateral, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith August 2011).
FIGURE 10 - (FPANF20PH) Extended leg, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Martijn Brouwer May 2007).
FIGURE 11 - (FPANF22PH) Forefoot, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Leila K August 2008).
FIGURE 12 - (FPANF23PH) Hindfoot, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Leila K August 2008).
FIGURE 13 - (FPANF24PH) Adult in tree refuge, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Ted Faust June 2008).
VIDEO - (FPANF25VI) Adult male giving "clasp call", Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2006).
Rhinella schneideri Click the links to hear the calls.
1 (FPANF29RE) male "clasp" call. This recording was artificially initiated by holding a male in the area where he would be gripped by a mounting male! Recorded PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith August 2008).
2 (FPANF650RE) male "clasp" call  recorded PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2013). This was a very large individual.
3 (FPANF30RE) song  recorded near Loma Plata, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
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Gallery 2 Juvenile
FIGURE 2a - (FPANF27PH) Subadult lateral, Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith December 2009).
FIGURE 2b - (FPANF28PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith December 2009).
FIGURE 2c - (FPANF596PH) Juvenile lateral, Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith December 2011).
FIGURE 2d - (FPANF597PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith December 2009).
FIGURE 2e - (FPANF21PH) Juvenile, Bahía de Asunción (José Luis Cartes 2001).