Oreobates quixensis Jiménez de la Espada, 1872 is a animal in the Craugastoridae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oreobates quixensis Jiménez de la Espada, 1872

Oreobates quixensis Jiménez de la Espada, 1872

Oreobates quixensis is a large species of the genus Oreobates that reproduces via direct development.

Genus
Oreobates
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Oreobates quixensis Jiménez de la Espada, 1872

Among species in the genus Oreobates, Oreobates quixensis are large-bodied. Adult individuals measure 35–63 mm (1.4–2.5 in) in snout–vent length. This species has a large head that is wider than it is long, and a short snout. Its dorsum ranges from pale brown to dark brown, with purple tones and cream-colored flecks. The skin has a granular texture, featuring round keratinized granules along with small, sparse, prominent, enlarged warts. This species reproduces via direct development. Gravid females of Oreobates quixensis carry between 15 and 51 eggs.

Photo: (c) Pedro Ivo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pedro Ivo · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Craugastoridae Oreobates

More from Craugastoridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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