Costa Rican toads

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Costa Rican toads part 2

Incilius luetkenii
Also known as the yellow toad. Males reach a size of 80-89 mm and females reach 76-107 mm. Males normally have a yellow color while females can be dark brow or dark green. Many times a light dorsal line is present. I. luetkenii are found in low heights (10-700m.)from southern Guatemala to Costa Rica. Is normally found during the night near water bodies. This toads lay between 1000-5600 eggs. Tadpoles complete the metamorphosis in about 36 days.


Incilius periglenes
]Also known as the golden toad, this species is now probably extinct. Males have a bright orange color while females have orange spots on a black background. Males reach 41-48 mm while females reach 47-54mm in length. It is (was) found in an area measuring 10 km2 in Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica. This toad breeds only during a few months, there are more males than females and females lay about 200 eggs in shallow water pools. During the rest of the year this toad normally lives underground. The last toad was observed in 1989.









Note: I. luetkenii and I. periglenes photos don´t belong to me.



Bibliography
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