Bufonidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bufonidae
GPTKB entity
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Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:characteristic lack of teeth in upper jaw
parotoid glands
short legs
warty skin
gptkbp:class gptkb:Amphibia
gptkbp:commonName true toads
gptkbp:conservationStatus varies by species
gptkbp:defenseMechanism secretes toxins from parotoid glands
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:John_Edward_Gray
gptkbp:describedYear 1825
gptkbp:diet insects
invertebrates
gptkbp:distribution worldwide except Australia, polar regions, and Madagascar
gptkbp:ecologicalRole pest control
prey for birds and mammals
gptkbp:fossil Cretaceous to present
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
freshwater environments
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan up to 40 years in captivity
gptkbp:morphologicalType dry, warty skin
horizontal pupils
no teeth in upper jaw
robust body
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Anaxyrus
gptkb:Adenomus
gptkb:Atelopus
gptkb:Bufo
gptkb:Duttaphrynus
gptkb:Incilius
gptkb:Rhinella
gptkbp:notableInvasiveSpecies gptkb:Rhinella_marina
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Bufo_americanus
gptkb:Bufo_bufo
gptkb:Rhinella_marina
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 600
about 50
gptkbp:order gptkb:Anura
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:reproduction eggs laid in strings
gptkbp:toxicity bufotoxin
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Bufo_bufo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:American_toad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bufonidae