Black flathead toad

(Pelophryne misera)

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Description

Pelophryne misera are small,stout toads.Males measure 16–21 mm (0.63–0.83 in) and females 18–23 mm (0.71–0.91 in) in snout–vent length.Colouration is dark brown,with blackish markings on the head,back,and flanks.The snout is blunt and has truncated vertical profile.The skin has warts.Hands and feet have fleshy webbing,reaching the tips of the first three fingers in the hands.Pelophryne misera are sexually dimorphic: males have a median subgular vocal sac,a row of yellow or brown spinules under the mandible,and a yellow or brown nuptial pad on the first finger.They also have minute spinules distributed over their whole dorsum.

Taxonomic tree:

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