- Duttaphrynus himalayanus
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Duttaphrynus himalayanus 
Pair in amplexus (Munsiari, Uttaranchal, India) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: Duttaphrynus Species: D. himalayanus Binomial name Duttaphrynus himalayanus
(Günther, 1864)Synonyms Bufo himalayanus Günther, 1864
Duttaphrynus himalayanus is a species of toad found in the Himalayan region of Pakistan and Kashmir.
Description
Crown deeply concave, with low, blunt supraorbital ridges; snout short, blunt; interorbitol space broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum very small, rather indistinct. First finger not extending beyond second; toes half or two thirds webbed, with single sub-articular tubercles ; two moderate metatarsal tubercles ; no tarsal fold. The tarso-metatarsal articulation reaches the anterior border of the eye or the tip of the snout. Upper parts with irregular, distinctly porous warts ; parotoids very prominent, large, elongate, at least as long as the head. Uniform brown. Male without vocal sacs.[1]
From snout to vent 5 inches.
Himalayas (Nepal, Sikhim).
References
- ^ Boulenger, G. A. (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia
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