Phrynoidis asper

Phrynoidis asper
	An Asian giant toad from Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Bufonidae
Genus:	Phrynoidis
Species:	P. asper
Binomial name
	Phrynoidis asper; (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Synonyms
	Bufo asper Gravenhorst, 1829; Phrynoidis aspera (Gravenhorst, 1829)

The Asian giant toad (Phrynoidis asper), sometimes referred to as the river toad, is a species of true toad native to Mainland Southeast Asia and the Greater Sundas.^[2] It is a medium-large toad, but it is easily confused with its larger relative, the giant river toad (P. juxtasper).^[3]

Description

Phrynoidis asper is generally a dark grey, green, black or brown in color, and is heavily covered in tubercles. Females can reach up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in snout–to–vent length and males up to 10 cm (3.9 in). They can be commonly found near stream and rivers.^[4]

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References

^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Phrynoidis asper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T54579A62062983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T54579A62062983.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
^ Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Phrynoidis asper (Gravenhorst, 1829)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^ Haas, A.; Hertwig, S.T. & Das, I. (2020). "Phrynoidis juxtasper (Giant River Toad)". Frogs of Borneo. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ "Phrynoidis aspera". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

"Bufo asper". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 March 2006.
Frogs of the Malay Peninsula: Bufo asper

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[iucn_status_25_September_2021-1] IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Phrynoidis asper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T54579A62062983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T54579A62062983.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

[frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Phrynoidis asper (Gravenhorst, 1829)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

[Borneo-3] Haas, A.; Hertwig, S.T. & Das, I. (2020). "Phrynoidis juxtasper (Giant River Toad)". Frogs of Borneo. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[AmphibiaWeb-4] "Phrynoidis aspera". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

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Taxon identifiers
Phrynoidis asper	Wikidata: Q4680191 Wikispecies: Phrynoidis aspera ADW: Phrynoidis_aspera AmphibiaWeb: 110 ASW: Phrynoidis-asper BOLD: 768557 CoL: 4GWK6 EoL: 332935 GBIF: 5785383 iNaturalist: 476534 ITIS: 1104770 IUCN: 54579 NCBI: 47543 Observation.org: 204531 Open Tree of Life: 335213
Bufo asper	Wikidata: Q2702793 CoL: NNZ3 GBIF: 5216784 IRMNG: 10235134 ITIS: 661732 Open Tree of Life: 335213