Duttaphrynus hololius

Duttaphrynus hololius

Günther's toad, Malabar toad, Rock toad

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Duttaphrynus hololius

Duttaphrynus hololius, known as Günther's toad, Malabar toad, or rock toad, is an uncommon, rock-dwelling toad found in the Eastern Ghats and Deccan plateau of peninsular India.

Appearance

The crown of this toad lacks bony ridges and has a short, prominent snout. Its inter-orbital space as broad and the upper eyelid; tympanum very distinct, nearly as large as the eye and close to it. Fingers short, first extending a little beyond second; toes short, webbed at the base only; subarticular tubercles single, not very prominent; two small metatarsal tubercles; no tarsal fold. The tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the eye. Skin smooth, the back with very flat, smooth, distinctly porous glandular patches; parotoids flat. Olive above, marbled with brown: beneath immaculate.From snout to vent about 2 inches.

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This toad is known from rocky hillocks and outcrops of Bangalore in Karnataka, Hosur, Gingee and Javadi Hills in Tamil Nadu, Chittoor, Nellore, Visakhapatnam and Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. (It was previously mistaken to be found in the Western Ghats).

Duttaphrynus hololius habitat map
Duttaphrynus hololius habitat map

References

1. Duttaphrynus hololius Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duttaphrynus_hololius
2. Duttaphrynus hololius on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54665/86102727

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