Duttaphrynus parietalis

Duttaphrynus parietalis

Indian toad, Ridged toad

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Duttaphrynus parietalis

Duttaphrynus parietalis, commonly known as the Indian toad or ridged toad, is a species of toad found in the Western Ghats of India.

Appearance

Head with very prominent ridges, namely a canthal, a slight preorbital, a supraorbital, a postorbital, a parietal, and an orbitotympanic; parietal ridges obliquely directed inwards; snout short, blunt; interorbital space broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, two thirds the diameter of the eye. First finger extending beyond second; toes half webbed, with single subarticular tubercles; two moderate metatarsal tubercles; no tarsal fold. The tarsometatarsal articulation reaches between the eye and the tip of the snout. Upper surfaces covered with irregular warts; parotoids moderately elongate, elliptical, very prominent. Uniform brown above; beneath marbled with brown. Male with a subgular vocal sac.

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Duttaphrynus parietalis habitat map

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References

1. Duttaphrynus parietalis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duttaphrynus_parietalis
2. Duttaphrynus parietalis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54725/11194867

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