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Giant Broad-headed Treefrog
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Frogs & toads

Giant Broad-headed Treefrog

Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishGiant Broad-headed Treefrog
Dutch—
SpanishRana de casco común
Chinese—
Sranan Tongotodo (general name for the group)
Scientific nameOsteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

About this species

The Manaus slender-legged tree frog (Osteocephalus taurinus), also known as the giant broad-headed tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, moist savanna, rivers, intermittent freshwater marshes, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is also reported to produce bufotenin.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyHylidae
GenusOsteocephalus

In Suriname

127Records in Suriname
38iNaturalist observations
1948First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini19
  • Para7
  • Brokopondo2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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