Rhaebo blombergi (Myers & Funkhouser, 1951)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Blomberg's toad (Rhaebo blombergi), also known as the Colombian giant toad, is a very large species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is found in rainforests at altitudes between 200 and 650 metres (660 and 2,130 ft) in western Colombia (Chocó, Valle del Cauca, Cauca, and Nariño Departments) and northwestern Ecuador (Carchi, Esmeraldas, and Imbabura Provinces). It has been recorded in Florida in 1963, apparently because of pet escape or release, but did not get established.
Wikipedia contributors, Blomberg's toad; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:48:19.515256+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhaebo blombergi (Myers & Funkhouser, 1951)
- Name authority
- (Myers & Funkhouser, 1951)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Bufonidae
- Genus
- Rhaebo
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyBufonidae Gray, 1825
- genusRhaebo Cope, 1862
- speciesRhaebo blombergi (Myers & Funkhouser, 1951)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhaebo. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhaebo andinophrynoides Mueses-Cisneros, 2009 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo ecuadorensis Mueses-Cisneros, Cisneros-Heredia & McDiarmid, 2012 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo glaberrimus (Günther, 1869) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo guttatus (Schneider, 1799) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo hypomelas (Boulenger, 1913) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo lynchi Mueses-Cisneros, 2007 | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo olallai (Hoogmoed, 1985) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo atelopoides (Lynch & Ruiz-Carranza, 1981) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo caeruleostictus (Günther, 1859) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rhaebo haematiticus (Cope, 1862) | BufonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Bufo blombergi Myers & Funkhouser, 1951 Myers & Funkhouser, 1951 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=773675 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4RY8V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.