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title: "Ornate Forest toad"
description: "Rhinella ornata — Amphibians. Rhinella ornata is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in Brazil and possibly Argentina."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ornate-forest-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ornate Forest toad

> Rhinella ornata — Amphibians. Rhinella ornata is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in Brazil and possibly Argentina.

- Scientific name: *Rhinella ornata*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 3179
- Wikidata: [Q27987794](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27987794)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67135](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67135)

## Names

- en: Ornate Forest toad

## Countries with the most observations

BR (2211), AR (74), PY (6)

## Summary

Rhinella ornata is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in Brazil and possibly Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and intermittent freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Rhinella ornata will mate with a sister species, Rhinella crucifer, to form the hybrid species Rhinella pombali.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinella_ornata

## Photo

![Ornate Forest toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ornate-forest-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jaqueline Wagenknecht · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/241453041

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ornate-forest-toad?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).