Blomberg's toad (''Rhaebo blombergi''), also known as the Colombian giant toad, is a very large species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in rainforests at altitudes between in western

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

( Chocó, Valle del Cauca, Cauca, and Nariño Departments) and northwestern Ecuador ( Carchi, Esmeraldas, and Imbabura Provinces). It has been recorded in Florida in 1963, apparently because of pet escape or release, but did not get established.

Etymology

This

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commemorates Swedish explorer Rolf Blomberg who collected the type series.

Description

''Rhaebo blombergi'' is one of the world's largest toads: males measure and females in snout–to– vent length.

Life history

Fecundity of captive individuals has been 15,000–80,000 eggs of in diameter. Captive individuals have an average lifespan of ten years, with the maximum reported age of 28 years.

Habitat and conservation

''Rhaebo blombergi'' inhabit closed lowland tropical rainforest. They breed in pools, both temporary and permanent. It is locally common but considered near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) because of habitat loss and pollution. It is also collected for pet trade.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1759940 blombergi Amphibians of Colombia Amphibians of Ecuador Amphibians described in 1951 Taxa named by George S. Myers Taxonomy articles created by Polbot