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LESSER GRANULATED TOAD Rhinella bergi
A member of the "granulosa" group, a complex of very similar and very warty toads. This is a small species of Humid Chaco and Pantanal habitats. Dont let the colour pattern distract you as you try to identify it, it is a variable species. Concentrate on the form of its cephalic crests, the infraorbital crest extending beyond the postorbital.
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FIGURE 2
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FIGURE 1 - (FPANF439PH) Adult male lateral view, Bahia Negra, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 2 - (FPANF440PH) Same individual dorsal (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 3 - (FPANF441PH) Same individual head detail (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 4 - (FPANF442PH) Same individual ventral (Paul Smith July 2011).
FIGURE 5 - (FPANF443PH) Same individual hind foot (Paul Smith July 2011).
