Bufo asper

Bufo asper

Taxobox | name = Asian Giant Toad
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
trend = down


image_width = 240px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Bufonidae
genus = "Bufo"
species = "B. asper"
binomial = "Bufo asper"
binomial_authority = Gravenhorst, 1829

The Asian Giant Toad ("Bufo asper"), sometimes referred to as the River Toad, is a large toad native to southeast Asia.

Description

"Bufo asper" is generally a dark green, black or brown in color, and is heavily covered in tubercles. They can grow to lengths greater than 8.5 inches (22 cm).

References

* Database entry includes a range map and a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

*ITIS|ID=661732|taxon=Bufo asper|year=2006|date=19 March
* [http://frogweb.org/SpeciesAccount.aspx?SpeciesID=72 Frogs of the Malay Peninsula: Bufo asper]


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