Bufo stomaticus

Bufo stomaticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Bufo
Species: B. stomaticus
Binomial name
Bufo stomaticus
Lütken, 1864
Synonyms

Duttaphrynus stomaticus (Lütken, 1864)

Bufo stomaticus (commonly known as the Indian marbled toad, Punjab toad, Indus Valley toad, or marbled toad) is a species of toad found in Asia from Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan to Nepal extending into Peninsular India from the plains to about 1800m. It is particularly common in the Indus valley.

Bufo Stomaticus can prove to be pests even in parts far away from the Indus Valley like this caught in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh

This toad lacks cranial crests and the space between the eyes is broader than the upper eyelid. The tympanum of the ear is two-thirds the diameter of the eye. The first and second fingers are nearly equal and there is a single sub-articular tubercle. A spiny ridge is found on the tarsus. There is a tibial gland and the parotoid is longer than broad. Three dark bands run transversely on the forearm. The underside is whitish with dark mottling on the throat.[2]

Cultural reference

Represents the "National amphibian of Pakistan" (unofficial).

References

  1. ↑ Stöck, M.; Khan, M.S.; Papenfuss, T.; Anderson, S.; Kuzmin, S.; Rastegar-Pouyani, N.; Dutta, S.; Ohler, A.; Sengupta, S.; Manamendra-Arachchi, K.; de Silva, A.; Anderson, S.; Sharifi, M. (2009). "Duttaphrynus stomaticus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T54768A11201081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T54768A11201081.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Khan, MS (2002) Riparian Tadpoles of Punjab, Pakistan: Bufo stomaticus Lütkin, 1862. Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 37(12):216-219 PDF


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