The Mexican burrowing toad is the sole living species in its own family, Rhinophrynidae, a lineage that diverged from all other frogs and toads early in amphibian evolution. Its body is nearly as wide as it is long, with a small pointed head, no webbing on its front limbs, and a specialized tongue built for slurping up ants and termites underground. It spends most of its life buried in loose soil across Mexico and Central America, surfacing mainly to breed after heavy rains.
Facts
Classification
System (Realm) Living or Extinct Comparison
NatureServe Rank CITES Appendix Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
Child Taxon Of
Anura, Taxa Source Mexican Burrowing Toad (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Wikipedia: Mexican Burrowing Toad
Source Wikipedia: Mexican Burrowing Toad
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mexican Burrowing Toad
WikipediaLead
These adaptations include a small pointed snout and face, keratinized structures and a lack of webbing on front limbs, and specialized tongue morphology to assist in feeding on ants and termites underground.
system statement
It is a unique species in its taxonomy and morphology, with special adaptations to assist them in digging burrows where they spend most of their time.
Infobox: status
LC
In Biome: Grassland, Habitat
Its natural habitats include forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands.
In Biome: Wetlands, Habitat
Its natural habitats include forest, savanna, shrubland, grassland, and inland wetlands.
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. NatureServe Explorer: Rhinophrynus dorsalis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Anfibios","language":"ES"},{"name":"Amphibiens","language":"FR"},{"name":"Amphibians","language":"EN"},{"name":"两栖纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
5. Mexican Burrowing Toad (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q764020 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Anura
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":"Anura","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"无尾目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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