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Scaphiopus solitarius Holbrook, 1836. Scaphiopus holbrookii – Cope, 1889. Scaphiopus holbrookii, commonly known as the eastern spadefoot, is a species of American spadefoot toad (family Scaphiopodidae) endemic to the eastern United States. It is not considered a true toad, with Bufonidae being the family of "true toads". [2][1][3][4]
Ingerophrynus quadriporcatus is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. [2] [3] Its common names are long-glanded toad , [4] four-ridged toad and greater Malacca toad . It is found in Peninsular Malaysia , Singapore , Borneo ( Sabah , Brunei , Sarawak , and Kalimantan ), Sumatra , and the Natuna Islands . [2]
The American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) [ 3 ] is a common species of toad found throughout Canada and the eastern United States. It is divided into three subspecies: the eastern American toad (A. a. americanus), the dwarf American toad (A. a. charlesmithi) and the rare Hudson Bay toad (A. a. copei). Recent taxonomic treatments place this ...
Ansonia latidisca. Ansonia latidisca, commonly called the Sambas stream toad or Bornean rainbow toad, is a small true toad rediscovered in 2011 after being unseen since 1924. [2] It is endemic to Borneo (Indonesia and Malaysia). [3] Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gastrophryne carolinensis, the eastern narrow-mouthed toad, is a species of microhylid frog. [2] It is a relatively small, toad-like amphibian found in damp, shady habitats. The species is highly fossorial, and feeds primarily on ants. These North American microhylids (Family: Microhylidae) are distinguished from true toads (genus Bufo), and ...
Sclerophrys is a genus of "true toads", family Bufonidae, native to Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. [1] [2] Originally, all of these species were classified in the genus Bufo. The genus, originally named Amietophrynus, was split due to large enough taxonomic divergence. [3]
The Alytidae are a family of primitive frogs. [2][3][4][5] Their common name is painted frogs[2] or midwife toads. [4] Most are endemic to Europe, but three species occur in northwest Africa, and a species formerly thought to be extinct is found in Israel. This family is also known as Discoglossidae, but the older name Alytidae has priority and ...
Rhinella icterica are relatively large, stout-bodied toads. Males measure 100–166 mm (3.9–6.5 in) and females 135–190 mm (5.3–7.5 in) in snout–vent length. The parotoid glands are strong, as are the cephalic crests. The dorsum is yellowish in females and juveniles, with a light midline stripe and a regular pattern of black blotches ...