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Scutiger occidentalis

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Scutiger occidentalis

Basic stats

Range

Western Himalaya: Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan) and north-western India (Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh)

Size

Males 57-70mm; females 63-72mm

Scutiger occidentalis, the Ladakh high altitude toad, also called the western pelobatid toad or Asian lazy toad, is found in the Western Himalaya of Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan) and north-western India (Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh). It is the most westerly member of its genus (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is a large Scutiger: adult males measure 57-70 mm and adult females 63-72 mm in snout-vent length, and the snout is relatively short. A tadpole at Gosner stage 25 measured 8.9 mm in snout-vent length and 22.5 mm in total length (Wikipedia, general species account).

Quick answers

Where is the Scutiger occidentalis found?
Western Himalaya: Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan) and north-western India (Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh)
How big is the Scutiger occidentalis?
Males 57-70mm; females 63-72mm
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