Ansonia longidigita
Ansonia longidigita | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Ansonia |
Species: | A. longidigita
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Binomial name | |
Ansonia longidigita |
Ansonia longidigita (common names: long-fingered slender toad, long-fingered stream toad) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.[1][3][4] It is endemic to northern and western Borneo in Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia) and in Brunei.[3]
Description[]
The specific name longidigita means "long-fingered"[4] and refers to the long and slender fingers of the species.[2] Males measure 40–50 mm (1.6–2.0 in) whereas females can grow to 70 mm (2.8 in) in snout–vent length.[4] It has a slender habitus. The tympanum is distinct. Dorsal skin has numerous small, round warts.[2]
Tadpoles are very small, commonly less than 15 mm (0.59 in) in length. They have dark blotches on cream background colour.[4]
Habitat and conservation[]
Ansonia longidigita is a common toad inhabiting mid-elevation hills.[4] Adults live on the forest floor or low in the vegetation.[1] They breed in small, clear brooks and streams with rocky bottom.[1][4] Males call from the stream boulders or from vegetation by the stream.[4]
The species is threatened by habitat loss caused by logging, and the siltation of streams that logging leads to.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Ansonia longidigita. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T54473A114916400. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T54473A114916400.en. Downloaded on 21 December 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Inger, Robert F. (1960). "A review of the oriental toads of the genus Ansonia Stoliczka". Fieldiana Zoology. 39 (43): 473–503.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Ansonia longidigita Inger, 1960". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Haas, A.; Hertwig, S.T.; Das, I. (2016). "Ansonia longidigita Long-fingered Slender Toad". Frogs of Borneo. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
External links[]
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ansonia (genus)
- Endemic fauna of Borneo
- Amphibians of Brunei
- Amphibians of Malaysia
- Amphibians described in 1960
- Taxa named by Robert F. Inger