Scutiger jiulongensis

The dragon-toothed toad is an amphibious wild animal of the Anura order and the Ceratophoridae family. It lives in the spring streams of high mountains at an altitude of 3120-3750m or under stones or mud pits in the water ponds of swamps.

The toad moves slowly and lays eggs on the bottom of the water stone or the roots of mosses or weeds at the edge of the water pond. There are as many as 5-6 egg groups under a stone. Two egg groups were measured, with a total of 1980 eggs. The eggs have developed to the neural tube stage in early June. Tadpoles live in spring ponds or under stones by the stream, and their number is very small.

Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".

Endemic to China, distributed in Sichuan (Kangding Jiulong).

Lives beside springs and streams in mountains at an altitude of 3120-3750m, under rocks or in mud pits in water-logged swamps. Breeds from late May to early June, and lays eggs on the bottom of rocks in water or on mosses or weed roots near the water.

There is no eardrum or tympanic ring, and the columella is short; there are no teeth in the upper jaw, and no vomerine teeth. The skin on the back is loose and thick, with large and flat circles; the skin on the entire ventral surface is smooth or slightly wrinkled, and the axillary glands are much smaller than the thymus. The back of the body is tan or dark olive brown; the dorsal warts are surrounded by dark brown, forming circular spots; the ventral surface is grayish yellow, without spots.