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Ingerophrynus ledongensis

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Ingerophrynus ledongensis Life habits and morphological characteristics

The eardrum is oblong; the upper jaw is toothless and has no vomerine teeth. The skin on the top of the head is smooth and close to the skull; there are spines on the back, which are denser in males than in females; the sides of the head and body and the back and back of the limbs are obviously white and cone-shaped. The ventral surface of the body and limbs are covered with white thorn warts. The back is yellow-brown or brown-red with dark brown spots, and there is a brown triangular spot between the two eyes; the ventral surface of the body is blue-gray with dark gray cloud spots.

Ingerophrynus ledongensis Distribution range and habitat

Endemic to China, distributed in Guangdong (Ruyuan) and Hainan (Diaoluo Mountain in Lingshui, Jianfengling, Yinggeling, and Bawangling in Ledong).

The toad lives in the evergreen broad-leaved forest area at an altitude of 350 to 900 meters. The young toads crawl on the forest paths during the day. Tadpoles and juveniles that are about to complete metamorphosis are in still water ponds. Endemic to China, distributed in Guangdong (Ruyuan) and Hainan (Diaoluo Mountain in Lingshui, Jianfengling, Yinggeling, and Bawangling in Ledong).

The toad lives in the evergreen broad-leaved forest area at an altitude of 350 to 900 meters. The young toads crawl on the forest paths during the day. Tadpoles and juveniles that are about to complete metamorphosis are in still water ponds.

Ingerophrynus ledongensis Detailed Introduction

Ledong toad, a species of the genus Bufo in the family Bufoidae, lives in evergreen broad-leaved forests at an altitude of 350 to 900 meters.


The skin on the top of the head of this toad is smooth and close to the skull. There are scattered warts and small spiny warts on the back. The male toads are more densely packed than the female. The white cone-shaped warts from the corner of the mouth to the sides of the body and the back of the limbs are particularly conspicuous. The entire ventral surface is covered with White thorn wart. In life, the back of the head is dark brown, and the upper ridge of the drum and the gland behind the ear are brown; there are dark spots on the upper lip; there are brown triangular spots between the eyes; the back of the body and the back of the limbs are light brown, with dark brown spots on the back. There are two obvious "eight"-shaped dark brown markings on the front and rear, the latter is larger; there is a dark brown wide vertical stripe on the side of the body; there are brown horizontal stripes on the back of the limbs; the entire belly is blue-gray with gray-brown cloud spots, the throat and chest The middle part of the abdomen is dark in color.

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