Ansonia ornata
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| iOrnate Toad | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
EN[1]
|
||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||
| Ansonia ornata Günther, 1876 |
The Ornate Toad Ansonia ornata is a rare and endangered species of toad endemic to the Western Ghats.
[edit] Description
Habit alender. Crown without bony ridges; snout short, obliquely truncated, with angular canthus rostralis and vertical loreal region ; interorbital space a little broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, about half the size of the eye. ringers rather slender, first much shorter than second; toes short, nearly entirely webbed; subarticular tubercles single, not very prominent ; tips of fingers and toes slightly swollen; metatarsal tubercles two, not very prominent; no tarsal fold. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches to between the eye and the tip of the snout. Anterior half of the back finely tubercular, the remainder smooth; no parotoids. Black; upperside of head and a dorsal line generally grey; beneath with large bright yellow spots. Male with a subgular vocal sac.[2] From snout to vent 1.2 inches.
Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg.
[edit] References
- ^ Biju, S.D., Dutta, S. & Ravichandran, M.S. 2004. Ansonia ornata. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 November 2006.
- ^ Boulenger, G. A. (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.
 This amphibian article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
