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Asian Common Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

The Asian Common Toad is a friendly little creature with bumpy skin and big eyes. They love to hop around in gardens and ponds, making them fun to spot!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Asian Common Toad is a robust amphibian with dry, warty skin, usually colored dull grey, brown, or olive. It has prominent bony ridges on its head (cranial crests) and parotoid glands behind its eyes, making it look rugged and distinct from smooth-skinned frogs.

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Asian Common Toad
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Asian Common Toad

Kategorie

Amphibien

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A group of toads is called a knot – a super cool name for them!

Their eyes glow gold at night, helping them see clearly in the dark!

They lay their eggs in long, jelly-like strings that can stretch for many meters!

They use their sticky tongue to catch fast-moving insects with amazing speed!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Stealthy Camouflage

Asian Common Toad has rough, bumpy skin that helps them disappear into their varied surroundings like leaf litter and soil.

Fähigkeit

Pest Patrol

Asian Common Toad can help control insect populations by actively hunting many common garden pests at night.

Fähigkeit

Urban Adaptability

Asian Common Toad has adaptable survival skills that help them thrive in various disturbed habitats, including urban gardens.

Maße und Details

Länge
5-15 cm
Gewicht
0.02-0.2 kg
Lebenserwartung
5-10 Jahre
Top Speed
1.5 km/h
Gelegegröße
2000-40000
Metamorphose
14-28 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These toads are nocturnal hunters that feast on a variety of small invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

  • insects
  • worms
  • slugs
  • spiders
  • millipedes
  • centipedes

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Indian Cobra

Naja naja

Adult toads can be prey for cobras.

hunts

Oriental Cockroach

Blatta orientalis

Toads help control insect pests like cockroaches.

hunts

House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

Toads ambush and eat various arthropods.

eaten by

House Crow

Corvus splendens

Younger toads may be prey for crows.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Don't touch toads unless you have an adult with you, as they can have skin that makes you feel funny.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Asian Common Toad?

5-15 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Asian Common Toad?

0.02-0.2 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Asian Common Toad?

5-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Asian Common Toad?

1.5 km/h

Was frisst Asian Common Toad?

These toads are nocturnal hunters that feast on a variety of small invertebrates.

Wo findet man Asian Common Toad normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Asian Common Toad?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das gelegegröße von Asian Common Toad?

2000-40000

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