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title: "Chaunus ictericus"
description: "Rhinella icterica — Anfibi. Rhinella icterica (common name: yellow cururu toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in northeastern Argentina (Misiones Province), southern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/yellow-cururu-toad
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chaunus ictericus

> Rhinella icterica — Anfibi. Rhinella icterica (common name: yellow cururu toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in northeastern Argentina (Misiones Province), southern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay.

- Scientific name: *Rhinella icterica*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3984
- Wikidata: [Q2212192](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2212192)
- iNaturalist taxon: [67117](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/67117)

## Names

- en: Yellow Cururu Toad
- de: Gelbe Cururu-Kröte
- es: Cururú Amarillo
- it: Chaunus ictericus
- nl: Chaunus ictericus

## Countries with the most observations

BR (3179), AR (16)

## Summary

Rhinella icterica (common name: yellow cururu toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae that is found in northeastern Argentina (Misiones Province), southern Brazil, and eastern Paraguay. "Cururu" is its indigenous name and refers to the male advertisement call that is a melodious tremolo. "Cururu toad", without the specifier "yellow", is a common name used for a few other closely related species.

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

## Photo

![Chaunus ictericus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-cururu-toad/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paula Romano · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/162036815

## Machine access

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