Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Duttaphrynus
Species:
D. melanostictus
Binomial name
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
(Schneider, 1799)
Synonyms

Bufo melanostictus

From Matheran, India

Duttaphrynus melanostictus is commonly called Asian common toad, Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and Javanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia.[1]

The species grows to about 20 cm (8 in) long. Asian common toads breed during the monsoon, and their tadpoles are black. Young toads may be seen in large numbers after monsoon rains finish.

  1. ^ a b van Dijk, P. P.; et al. (2004). "Duttaphrynus melanostictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004.