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Land frog Asian Common Toad,Duttaphrynus melanostictus,Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Land frog

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Cute! It has at least 3 ants on it! Wonder why? Posted 7 years ago
    1. View SUGIAN1212's profile
      SUGIAN1212
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      hahaha ...probably skin's smell of the frog attracting ants to come n the frog will then eat them. I'm not sure. Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Haha, maybe! I just read some interesting things - some frogs eat ants and then are able to transfer any chemicals the ants contained for their own protection; Also, some frogs have secretions to protect themselves from ant bites. Pretty cool. Posted 7 years ago
  3. View nightjar6's profile
    nightjar6
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    It looks like a toad rather than frog. In India we have common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) which looks similar to this one. Posted 7 years ago
    1. View _ChunXingWong_'s profile
      _ChunXingWong_
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      Actually it is! That is why another common name for it is the Javanese Toad as it is also found in Java. Posted 4 years ago

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The Asian Common Toad

"Duttaphrynus melanostictus" is commonly called Asian common toad, Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and Javanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia.

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Similar species: Frogs
Species identified by _ChunXingWong_
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Uploaded May 29, 2018. Captured May 25, 2018 20:47 in Sunda Wenang-Bojong Gede, Sundawenang, Parung Kuda, Sukabumi, Jawa Barat 43357, Indonesia.
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  • ILCE-7RM2
  • f/20.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.