Noellert’s toad

(Duttaphrynus noellerti)

Description

Mature males measure 50–62 mm (2.0–2.4 in) and females 80–89 mm (3.1–3.5 in) in snout–vent length.The head has many ridges (the supra-tympanic ridge being wider than the others) and is covered above and on the sides with smooth warts with melanic spinules;also the parotoid glands have such warts.The body and the limbs are covered by spinous warts.The dorsum and sides are reddish-ash or reddish-brown,marbled with dark brown.There is a well-defined dark patch running from behind the tympanic region and continuing onto the flanks and upper surfaces of limbs.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Genus:Duttaphrynus
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