Wildlifeof India
Ingerophrynus macrotis
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Ingerophrynus macrotis
Basic stats
Habitat
Up to 300m in Southeast Asia; up to 2,350m in the north-western part of its range
Range
Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam; recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Ingerophrynus macrotis is a toad of the family Bufonidae that the general account gives as native to Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It has also been recorded in north-eastern India, in Arunachal Pradesh, where a toad of this species was collected in East Kameng District and recorded there for the second time, and it is in the Zoological Survey of India's amphibian checklist (published India records; Wikipedia, general species account).
In Southeast Asia it is found up to 300 m above sea level, and in the north-western part of its range up to 2,350 m. The skull has no bony ridges, the snout is short and truncated, the space between the eyes is flat and as broad as the upper eyelid, and the tympanum is very distinct, vertically oval, quite as large as the eye and close to it. The toes are barely half webbed and there is no tarsal fold (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Ingerophrynus macrotis live in?
- Up to 300m in Southeast Asia; up to 2,350m in the north-western part of its range
- Where is the Ingerophrynus macrotis found?
- Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam; recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, India