Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusDuttaphrynus (Asian Toads)
- SpeciesDuttaphrynus melanostictus (Common Indian Toad)
Duttaphrynus melanostictus is commonly called Asian common toad, Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and Javanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia. The species grows to about 20 cm (8 in) long. Asian common toads breed during the monsoon, and their tadpoles are black. Young toads may be seen in large numbers after monsoon rains finish. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
Jerdon's Bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus crassus
Dull-green Shrub Frog
Pseudophilautus viridis
Common Indian Cricket Frog
Minervarya agricola
Günther's Golden-backed Frog
Indosylvirana temporalis
Ferguson's Tree Frog
Pseudophilautus fergusonianus
Saddled Tree frog
Taruga eques
Round-snout pygmy frog
Pseudophilautus femoralis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Common Indian Toad at Horton Plains National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there