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    • Schmeda Hirschmann, Guillermo; Quispe, Cristina; Vargas-Arana, Gabriel; Theoduloz, Cristina; Urra Faúndez, Felix; Cárdenas Matus, Julio (Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2016)
      Little is known on the composition of Peruvian Amazon toad venoms. The large toad Rhinella marina is common in the cleared tropical forests of the Iquitos region and is regarded as poisonous. The venom from two different ...
    • Schmeda Hirschmann, Guillermo; Andrade, Jean Paulo de; Soto Vásquez, Marilu Roxana; Alvarado García, Paul Alan Arkin; Palominos, Charlotte; Fuentes Retamal, Sebastián; Mellado, Mathias; Correa, Pablo; Urra Faúndez, Félix (MDPI, 2020)
      Since Rhinella sp. toads produce bioactive substances, some species have been used in traditional medicine and magical practices by ancient cultures in Peru. During several decades, the Rhinella horribilis toad was confused ...