Adult toad in freshwater swamp habitat, Sedili Besar, Johor, Peninsular
Malaysia.
Photographed at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve,
Singapore.
Photographed at Portsdown Road, Singapore.Family : BUFONIDAE
Species : Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Size (snout to vent) :
Female 11.5 cm
Male 8.5 cm.
References : H2, H3
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One of the commonest of
true toads in Southeast Asia, it occurs in a variety of habitats in both
rural and urban areas. At night it can easily be found on grass lawns, and
on paths and roads. Concretised drains are also a favoured habitat, and the
species can withstand brackish water.
There is considerable
colour variation, but the species is easily identified by the presence of
pronounced paratoid glands (a raised ridge behind the eye) and the lines of
warts along the sides and ventrum.
It ranges from Sri Lanka
to Southern China, and down through Thailand, West Malaysia and Singapore to
western Indonesia and the island of Borneo.
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Top Left :
The tadpoles are small in size and black ventrally.
Above : The ventral side is pale.
Left : The mouthparts |
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