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This is the second largest
of the Bufo genus in the region, after the Giant River Toad Phrynoidis
juxtaspera. Females can reach a maximum size of 12 cm (snout-to-vent);
with the addition of powerful back legs this toad can appear very large
indeed.
The species inhabits
lowland primary and secondary forests, and at night it may be found amongst
rocks and sandbanks by streams and rivers. It is identified by its large
size and broad head.
It ranges from Burma
through Thailand and West Malaysia to Sumatra, Java and Borneo. The absence
of fast-flowing rivers means it is absent from Singapore.
Family : BUFONIDAE
Species : Phrynoidis aspera
Size (snout to vent) : Female 10 cm, Male 12 cm
References : H3
Top left : clinging to a slippery streamside rock at Langkawi, Peninsular
Malaysia.
Second left : specimen at the margins of a forest stream at Belum, northern
Peninsular Malaysia.
Third left : large specimen with pink and bluish mottling on its flanks,
Fraser's Hill, Peninsular Malaysia.
Bottom left : juvenile at Panti Forest, Johor, Peninsular Malaysia.
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