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Duttaphrynus melanostictus
Grows to about 20 cm (8 in) long, widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia.
tropical rainforest
There were about 6 of these toads and one frog hanging out in an abandoned swimming pool in Tangkoko Batuangus National Park.
Thanks doyen, they do have quite the cryptic pattern, thankfully they didn't blend in with the swimming pool they were in.
Stunning view! I did not immediately recognize them as toads. Their cryptic pattern is redolent of fungus or mushrooms.
That's not good Scott. Maybe they are eating all the snakes before they have a chance to get big enough to eat them!
I wonder if they've hurt the snake population here. I sure don't see many in my big yard/garden which is overrun with these toads :-(
Thanks Rosa. That sucks Scott, I'm not sure if they were a problem where I spotted them, but they aren't naturally found on Sulawesi either. Seems they have naturalized in many areas in Asia.
Lovely! A genus synonym is Bufo.
Check the Wikipedia link out: Project Noah spottings are being cited!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duttaphrynu...
Spotted on Jan 14, 2014
Submitted on Mar 22, 2014
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