Bufo beddomii
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| Bufo beddomii Günther, 1876 |
Beddome's Toad Bufo beddomii is a species of toad found in the Western Ghats of India.
[edit] Description
Crown without bony ridges; snout short, projecting, with angular canthus rostralis; interorbital space a little broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum very small, sometimes indistinct. First finger not extending beyond second; toes nearly entirely webbed, with single subarticular tubercles, two small metatarsal tubercles ; no tarsal fold. The tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches to between the eye and the tip of the snout. Upper parts covered with rough tubercles; parotoids ovate, about twice as long as broad, rather indistinct. Dark brown above, with indistinct black spots; limbs beautifully marbled with carmine; lower surfaces marbled with brown.[1]
From snout to vent 1.75 inches.
Travancore Hills, 4000 feet.
[edit] References
- ^ Boulenger, G. A. (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.
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