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Asian Common Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in China.January 122, February 279, March 755, April 1,562, May 1,099, June 1,099, July 893, August 819, September 810, October 603, November 373, December 115.
China8,529
Taiwan4,791
Taiwan Province4,408
India3,652
Indonesia3,583
Thailand2,981
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region2,294
Singapore1,095
West Java901
Malaysia793

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Traits

Behavioral

  • VocalKnown for distinctive calls, songs, or vocalizationsFrom its classification

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassAmphibians · Amphibia
OrderFrogs and Toads · Anura
FamilyTrue Toads · Bufonidae
GenusAsian Toads · Duttaphrynus

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