Biology:Phrynoidis asper
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Phrynoidis asper | |
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| An Asian giant toad from Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Bufonidae |
| Genus: | Phrynoidis |
| Species: | P. asper
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| Binomial name | |
| Phrynoidis asper (Gravenhorst, 1829)
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| Synonyms | |
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Bufo asper Gravenhorst, 1829 | |
The Asian giant toad (Phrynoidis asper), sometimes referred to as the river toad, is a species of true toad native to Mainland Southeast Asia and the Greater Sundas.[2] It is a medium-large toad, but it is easily confused with its larger relative, the giant river toad (P. juxtasper).[3]
Description
Phrynoidis asper is generally a dark grey, green, black or brown in color, and is heavily covered in tubercles. Females can reach up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in snout–to–vent length and males up to 10 cm (3.9 in). They can be commonly found near stream and rivers.[4]
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References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Phrynoidis asper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T54579A62062983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T54579A62062983.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/54579/62062983. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Phrynoidis asper (Gravenhorst, 1829)". 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/Phrynoidis/Phrynoidis-asper.
- ↑ Haas, A.; Hertwig, S.T. (2020). "Phrynoidis juxtasper (Giant River Toad)". Frogs of Borneo. http://www.frogsofborneo.org/index.php/bufonidae/143-bufonidae/phrynoidis/juxtaspera.
- ↑ "Phrynoidis aspera". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/110.
- "Bufo asper". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=661732. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- Frogs of the Malay Peninsula: Bufo asper
Wikidata ☰ Q4680191 entry
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