Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

Llanqui, Irbin B., Y. Salas, Cinthya & Oblitas, Melissa P., 2019, A preliminary checklist of amphibians and reptiles from the vicinity of La Nube Biological Station, Bahuaja-Sonene National Park, Peru, Check List 15 (5), pp. 773-796 : 782

Osteocephalus taurinus Steindachner, 1862

Figure 6C, D

Material examined. MUSA 4921; (13°25′20″S, 069°36′ 36″W), 28.IX.2013.

Identification. A large spiny-backed treefrog, SVL 66–91.1 mm in males and 56.4–109.8 mm in females. It can be identified by spinous dorsal tubercles in males. Dorsum reddish brown with darker irregular marks; venter cream with mottling on throat and chest. Flanks with small dark brown spots. Fingers and toes less than half webbed. Iris golden with bold black radiating lines, distinguishing Osteocephalus taurinus from other similar species such as O. castaenicola , Trachycephalus coriaceus , T. cunauaru and T. typhonius ( Rodriguez and Duellman 1994, Jungfer et al. 2000, 2013, Duellman 2005, Moravec et al. 2009).

Distribution. Osteocephalus taurinus is widely distributed across the Amazon and upper Orinoco Basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela (de la Riva et al. 2000, Cole et al. 2013, Jungfer et al. 2013, Frost 2019).