Duttaphrynus stomaticus

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]

Duttaphrynus stomaticus can prove to be pests even in parts far away from the Indus Valley like this caught in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

Duttaphrynus stomaticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Duttaphrynus
Species:
D. stomaticus
Binomial name
Duttaphrynus stomaticus
(Lütken, 1864)
Synonyms[2]
  • Bufo stomaticus Lütken, 1864
  • Bufo andersonii Boulenger, 1883
  • Bufo Andersonii Murray, 1884

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, they hide from predators under rocks or fallen leaves. This species is also known to be monsoon breeders and lay their eggs in small ponds during rainy season. [4]

References
  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. Retrieved 20 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Duttaphrynus stomaticus (Lütken, 1864)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. Khan, MS (2002) Riparian Tadpoles of Punjab, Pakistan: Bufo stomaticus Lütkin, 1862. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 37(12):216-219 PDF
  4. Hussain, Saddam; Bukhari, Syed Mohsin; Javid, Arshad; Hussain, Ali; Rashid, Muhammad; Ali, Waqas (2020-07-02). "Molecular identification of genus Duttaphrynus from Punjab, Pakistan". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 5 (3): 3218–3220. doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1810143. ISSN 2380-2359. PMC 7782984. PMID 33458117.


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