Bufonidae, Gray, 1825

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1249

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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1239

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scientific name

Bufonidae
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Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District , Kamalganj Upazila, HEED Guesthouse near LNP; 24°19.89′N, 091°47.64′E; 18 Jun. 2015; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 1.125 GoogleMaps .

Identification. The only toad in the park, D. melanostictus , is identified by its large parotoid glands, black-tipped “warts”, and strong black cranial ridges ( Ahmed et al. 2009).

Habitat. Duttaphrynus melanostictus was found throughout the park in mature and disturbed forest, tea plantation, and village habitat. It was under logs, concrete, and other artificial cover during the day and on trails or near buildings at night.

Gymnophiona

Caeciliidae

ZRC

Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Bufonidae

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