Bufo asper
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| 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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Phrynoidis aspera (Gravenhorst, 1829) | |
The Asian giant toad (Bufo asper), sometimes referred to as the river toad, is a large toad native to southeast Asia.
Description
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).
References
- ↑ Robert Inger, Djoko Iskandar, Peter Paul van Dijk (2004). "Phrynoidis aspera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- "Bufo asper". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
- Frogs of the Malay Peninsula: Bufo asper
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