Ingerophrynus galeatus

(Günther, 1864)

Vernacular names
English : Bony-headed toad
French : Crapaud à casque

Classification
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Bufonidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species can grow to about 6 cm in length. Broad but short snout with bony ridges on sides of snout and tympanum. Very warty skin. Coloration is dark red-brown, sometimes darker when adult. Reddish tinge on throat and upper belly.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in south-east Asia, from southern China to northern half of Vietnam, Lao and eastern Cambodia. Found in hilly forests, bamboo forests, near streams, from 400 to 1100 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species isn’t considered threatened but its habitat is continually degraded by deforestation, pollution by agricultural expansion.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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