COSTA RICA
GOLDEN TOAD
[Bufo periglenes]. It occupies a wet, montane area of the forest in northern Costa Rica. The elevation of this habitat ranges from 2000 -- 2100 meters. is an extreme example of a sexually dimorphic amphibian. The males possess a very striking orange coloration. Males are extremely orange. The females are black with scarlet blotches edged in yellow. The females range in length from 42 -- 56 mm while the males are 39 -- 48 mm. The striking physical differences between male and female cannot be determined until adulthood. They were discovered in 1964 in Monteverde. They are very hard to be seen (and some botanists claim they are more visible in book covers than on the ground). In San Jose, in Hotel Gran is placed the restaurance of its name.
FAUNA OF COSTA RICA
|
