Asian Giant Toad | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Bufo |
Species: | B. asper |
Binomial name | |
Bufo asper Gravenhorst, 1829 |
The Asian Giant Toad (Bufo asper), sometimes referred to as the River Toad, is a large toad native to southeast Asia.
Bufo asper is generally a dark grey, green, black or brown in color, and is heavily covered in tubercles. These toads can grow to lengths greater than 8.5 inches (22 cm).