Sumatra toad | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Bufonidae |
Genus: | Duttaphrynus |
Species: | D. sumatranus
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Binomial name | |
Duttaphrynus sumatranus (
Peters, 1871)
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Synonyms | |
Bufo sumatranus Peters, 1871 [2] |
The Sumatra toad (Duttaphrynus sumatranus) is a species of toad endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia, and only known from Lubuk Selasi. [1] [3] It has been found along a small, clear stream in secondary forest. It is locally common but listed as a critically endangered species due to a restricted range and continuing habitat loss (conversion of habitat into rice paddies, causing siltation of streams). [1]