ANSONIA ORNATA

The 'Ornate Toad' ''Ansonia ornata'' is a rare and endangered species of toad endemic to the Western Ghats.

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Description

References

Description

Habit alender. Crown without bony ridges; snout short, obliquely truncated, with angular canthus rostralis and vertical loreal region ; interorbital space a little broader than the upper eyelid; tympanum distinct, about half the size of the eye. ringers rather slender, first much shorter than second; toes short, nearly entirely webbed; subarticular tubercles single, not very prominent ; tips of fingers and toes slightly swollen; metatarsal tubercles two, not very prominent; no tarsal fold. The hind limb being carried forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches to between the eye and the tip of the snout. Anterior half of the back finely tubercular, the remainder smooth; no parotoids. Black; upperside of head and a dorsal line generally grey; beneath with large bright yellow spots. Male with a subgular vocal sac.^[1]
From snout to vent 1.2 inches.
Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg.

References

1. Boulenger, G. A. (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.