Biology:Duttaphrynus stomaticus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Duttaphrynus |
| Species: | D. stomaticus
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| Duttaphrynus stomaticus (Lütken, 1864)
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Duttaphrynus stomaticus, also known as the Indian marbled toad, Punjab toad, Indus Valley toad, or marbled toad, is a species of toad found in Asia from eastern Iran, Pakistan , Afghanistan to Nepal, extending into Peninsular India and Bangladesh.[1][2]
This toad lacks cranial crests and the space between the eyes is broader than the upper eyelid. The tympanum of the ear is two-thirds the diameter of the eye. The first and second fingers are nearly equal and there is a single sub-articular tubercle. A spiny ridge is found on the tarsus. There is a tibial gland and the parotoid is longer than broad. Three dark bands run transversely on the forearm. The underside is whitish with dark mottling on the throat.[3]
They are nocturnal, so during the day hide from predators under rocks or fallen leaves. They are monsoon breeders and lay their eggs in small ponds during rainy season.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matthias Stöck, Muhammad Sharif Khan, Theodore Papenfuss, Steven Anderson, Sergius Kuzmin, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Saibal Sengupta, Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Anslem de Silva, Steven Anderson, Mozafar Sharifi (2009). "Duttaphrynus stomaticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T54768A11201081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T54768A11201081.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54768/11201081. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R (2019). "Duttaphrynus stomaticus (Lütken, 1864)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Bufonidae/Duttaphrynus/Duttaphrynus-stomaticus. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ↑ Khan, MS (2002) Riparian Tadpoles of Punjab, Pakistan: Bufo stomaticus Lütkin, 1862. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 37(12):216–219 PDF
- ↑ Hussain, Saddam; Bukhari, Syed Mohsin; Javid, Arshad; Hussain, Ali; Rashid, Muhammad; Ali, Waqas (2020-07-02). "Molecular identification of genus Duttaphrynus from Punjab, Pakistan" (in en). Mitochondrial DNA Part B 5 (3): 3218–3220. doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1810143. ISSN 2380-2359. PMID 33458117.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3024553 entry
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