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title: "Warty Toad"
description: "Rhinella spinulosa — Amphibians. Rhinella spinulosa is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in the Andean Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/warty-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Warty Toad

> Rhinella spinulosa — Amphibians. Rhinella spinulosa is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in the Andean Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

- Scientific name: *Rhinella spinulosa*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 1797
- Wikidata: [Q27988030](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27988030)
- iNaturalist taxon: [134978](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/134978)

## Names

- en: Warty Toad
- de: Andenkröte
- es: Sapo Espinoso Andino

## Countries with the most observations

BO (680), CL (382), AR (163), PE (126)

## Summary

Rhinella spinulosa is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in the Andean Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
Rhinella spinulosa has a wide altitudinal range, from the sea level to 5,100 m (16,700 ft) asl, and it occurs in a range of habitats: scrubland and grassland in the Andes, and forested areas in the more southern parts of its range; it has also been recorded from arable areas. It breeds in temporary ponds, altiplano lagoons, and slow flowing streams. Where it occurs it tends to be abundant.

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

## Photo

![Warty Toad](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/warty-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: unknown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/134978

## Machine access

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