Mexican Burrowing Toad
Rhinophrynus dorsalis
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- R. dorsalis – Starr Co, TX – photo by Scott Wahlberg
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- R. dorsalis – Starr Co, TX – photo by Scott Wahlberg
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- R. dorsalis – Starr Co, TX – photo by Toby Hibbitts
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- R. dorsalis – Starr Co, TX – photo by Toby Hibbitts
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- R. dorsalis – Starr Co, TX – photo by Toby Hibbitts
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- R. dorsalis – Starr Co, TX – photo by Toby Hibbitts
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- R. dorsalis – Map by USGS
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Rhinophrynus dorsalis occurs only in Starr, Zapata, and Jim Hogg Counties of Texas along the Mexican border.
LEGAL STATUS: Rhinophrynus dorsalis is listed as a Threatened Species by the State of Texas.
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Rhinophrynus dorsalis (Dumeril and Bibron, 1841)
Genus: Rhinophrynus, Greek – rhinos = nose + phrynos = toad — poss. ref. appearance
Species: dorsalis, Latin = of the back — poss. ref. appearance
Ref. Ellen Beltz 2006
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962