Tubby toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus is called the Asian common toad, Indian toad or Black-Spined Toad.  It occurs very widely in south and south-east Asia, from Pakistan all the way to Indonesia.  These toads occur in a variety of habitats, including forests, gardens and urban areas where they can enter homes.  I took these photos in a restaurant…

Rocky Rococo the pebbly toad!

This huge toad, Rhinella schneideri – over 20 cm in length – lives in South America: throughout North and Central Argentina, central Bolivia, the Atlantic coast of Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay (1). It occurs in a wide variety of habitats, from urban areas to the Chaco, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest regions. Fortunately, it is not threatened…