Ansonia malayana

Ansonia malayana is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is also known as Malayan slender toad, Malaya stream toad, and pigmy false toad. It is found on the Malay Peninsula, from the Kra Isthmus (Thailand) southward to Peninsular Malaysia.[2] However, its precise distribution in Thailand is poorly known as it may have been confused with Ansonia kraensis, described as a new species in 2005;[3] it may also represent more than one species.[1]

Ansonia malayana
Juvenile Malayan slender toad

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Ansonia
Species:
A. malayana
Binomial name
Ansonia malayana
Inger, 1960

Description

Ansonia malayana males measure 20–22 mm (0.79–0.87 in) and females 25–28 mm (0.98–1.10 in) in snout–vent length[3] or slightly more.[4] Tympanum is distinct. Dorsum has small round warts and tubercles and is dark brown in colour, with greenish yellow marks, an interrupted light interorbital chevron, a light interscapular spot, and an interrupted light dorsolateral arc. Limbs have yellowish crossbars. Sides of head and body have small yellow spots.[4]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are lowland and montane tropical moist forests. It breeds in streams (where the tadpole develop), and adults are often found in boulder crevices and leaf-litter in streams. It is found at altitudes between 300 and 1,300 m. It is potentially threatened by habitat loss.[1]

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References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Ansonia malayana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T54474A51287347. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T54474A51287347.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Ansonia malayana Inger, 1960". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. Matsui, Masafumi; Wichase Khonsue; Jarujin Nabhitabhata (2005). "A new Ansonia from the Isthmus of Kra, Thailand (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae)" (PDF). Zoological Science. 22 (7): 809–814. doi:10.2108/zsj.22.809. PMID 16082171.
  4. "Ansonia malayana". Amphibians and Reptiles of Peninsular Malaysia. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
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