Asian Toad

Description:

One of the commonest of true toads in Southeast Asia, it occurs in a variety of habitats in both rural and urban areas. At night it can easily be found on grass lawns, and on paths and roads. Concretised drains are also a favoured habitat, and the species can withstand brackish water. 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. It ranges from Sri Lanka to Southern China, and down through Thailand, West Malaysia and Singapore to western Indonesia and the island of Borneo.