Wildlifeof India
Schneider's Toad
Toads
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Duttaphrynus scaber
Basic stats
Habitat
Wet evergreen forest, dry forest, scrub, grassland, coastal marsh and farmland; up to about 300m
Range
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
Schneider's toad, also called Schneider's dwarf toad (Duttaphrynus scaber), is a widespread and common toad of peninsular India and Sri Lanka up to about 300 m. It was formerly known partly as Ferguson's toad or Boulenger's burrowing toad, names that belonged to what is now a synonym, Bufo fergusonii, named after Harold S. Ferguson (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is a terrestrial toad found in wet evergreen forest, dry forest, scrub, grassland, coastal marsh and farmland. Adults are generally found under ground cover, except in the breeding season when they go to grassland near water, and the tadpoles develop in stagnant water (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Schneider's Toad live in?
- Wet evergreen forest, dry forest, scrub, grassland, coastal marsh and farmland; up to about 300m
- Where is the Schneider's Toad found?
- Peninsular India and Sri Lanka