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Duttaphrynus parietalis

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Duttaphrynus parietalis

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Range

Western Ghats

Duttaphrynus parietalis, the Indian toad or ridged toad, is found in the Western Ghats of India. The head has very prominent ridges, including canthal, slight preorbital, supraorbital, postorbital, parietal and orbitotympanic ridges, with the parietal ridges directed obliquely inwards. The snout is short and blunt, and the tympanum distinct, two thirds the diameter of the eye (Wikipedia, general species account).

The upper surfaces are covered with irregular warts and the parotoid glands are moderately elongate, elliptical and very prominent. It is uniform brown above and marbled with brown beneath, the toes are half webbed, and males have a vocal sac under the throat (Wikipedia, general species account).

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Where is the Duttaphrynus parietalis found?
Western Ghats
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