Southeast Asian toad, Asian common toad, spectacled toad

Description:

A frequently encountered squatter at this location, Duttaphrynus melanostictus is "One of the commonest of true toads in Southeast Asia, it occurs in a variety of habitats in both rural and urban areas. It ranges from Sri Lanka to Southern China, and down through Thailand, West Malaysia and Singapore to western Indonesia and the island of Borneo," but is an invasive in New Guinea. "There is considerable colour variation, but the species is easily identified by the presence of pronounced paratoid glands (a raised ridge behind the eye) and the lines of warts along the back and sides."

Habitat:

These three toads were spotted at night together at the base of a banana tree clump amongst piled rotting jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) which attracts many insects. This is on a large semi-urban yard & garden not far from a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest.

Notes:

The textures and colors of the decomposing jackfruit and the toads, bear a mild resemblance.