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ASIAN COMMON TOAD
Asian Black-spined Toad, Asian Toad, Black-spectacled Toad, Common Sunda Toad, and Javanese Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus

John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Distribution:-  Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau to Malaysia, Singapore, and  Indonesia.
Dangerously poisonous if body parts or eggs are eaten - has caused human deaths

(Note that 18 of these toads have also been found in Victoria (Australia) where they are not native, between 1999 and 2024)
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Comments:- This species of toad grows to about 20 cm (8 in) long


Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) photographed in Siem Reap, Cambodia


Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) photographed in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) photographed in Siem Reap, Cambodia



Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) photographed in Ubud, Bali



Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) photographed in Ubud, Bali


Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
Asian Common Toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)


Click here to see photos of Asian Common Toad) at flickr

Click here to see photos of Asian Common Toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) at flickr



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