Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)

Mudke, Madhushri, Gururaja, K. V., Aravind, Neelvara & Singal, Ramit, 2020, Annotated list of anurans from the lateritic plateau of western India with notes on malformations, Check List 16 (3), pp. 685-698 : 688-690

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.3.685
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scientific name	Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799)
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Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) View in CoL

New records. INDIA • Karnataka: Udupi: Manipal, Dashrath Nagar , site code A (13.3394°N, 074.8021°E), obs. by MM and RS, 30 May 2017, 11 individuals; Fig. 3A GoogleMaps .

Identification. The SVL is up to 150 mm. This species has a pair of elongated poison glands on the dorsum just

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above the eyes. There are prominent, black, V-shaped, bony ridges on the dorsal snout. The dorsal skin is marked with tiny, reddish warts. The coloration is usually dusty brown, but changes to yellowish brown during the breeding season, which coincides with monsoons. Habitat. This toad lives in relatively dry areas and is often found foraging in the leaf litter, under lampposts that fringe roads, and on terrain with few vehicles. Distribution. This frog is distributed across Asia, and is introduced in Sulawesi, East Timor, Madagascar, and Papua-New Guinea.