Spiny slender toad

(Ansonia spinulifer)

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Description

Ansonia spinulifer males measure 30–40 mm (1.2–1.6 in) and females up to 45 mm (1.8 in) in snout–vent length.Tympanum is visible.Dorsum has big spinose warts and usually a light spot between the shoulders.The warts are large and have keratinized projections,hence the species name.Tadpoles have the typical sucker mouth of rheophilous Ansonia tadpoles

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Bufonidae
Genus:Ansonia
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