- Ansonia ornata
Taxobox
name = Ornate Toad
status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
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regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Amphibia
ordo =Anura
familia =Bufonidae
genus = "Ansonia "
species = "A. ornata"
binomial = "Ansonia ornata"
binomial_authority = Günther, 1876
synonym = "Bufo pulcher"The Ornate Toad "Ansonia ornata" is a rare and endangered species of
toad endemic to theWestern Ghats .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. [Boulenger, G. A. (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia.] From snout to vent 1.2 inches.
Brahmagiri Hills, Coorg.
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