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Scutiger boulengeri

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Scutiger boulengeri

Basic stats

Range

Nepal, India (Sikkim) and western China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet)

Size

Males 45-55mm; females 50-62mm

Scutiger boulengeri, Boulenger's lazy toad, also called Boulenger's high altitude toad, the Himalayan stream frog or the Xizang alpine toad, is found in Nepal, in Sikkim in India, and in western China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, Qinghai and Tibet). Males measure about 45-55 mm and females about 50-62 mm in snout-vent length (Wikipedia, general species account).

The head is flat, wider than long, with a rounded snout and protruding eyes. The tympanum is indistinct. The back is olive or greenish grey with many warts and the underside yellowish. The fingers have no webbing and the toes rudimentary webbing, and tadpoles grow to about 60 mm (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

Where is the Scutiger boulengeri found?
Nepal, India (Sikkim) and western China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, Qinghai, Tibet)
How big is the Scutiger boulengeri?
Males 45-55mm; females 50-62mm
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