1. Beddome's Toad
Beddome's Toad Duttaphryns beddomii Read in Malayalam SPECIES DETAILS Malayalam Name: തെക്കൻ ചൊറിത്തവള Tamil Name: Family: Buffonidae (True Toads) Order : Anura (Frogs) DISTRIBUTION: Endemic to the Southern Western Ghats of India and found in Kerala and Tamil Nadu at elevations of 100–1500 m STATUS: Endemic to Western Ghats of India HABITAT: C HABIT: TYPICAL IDENTIFICATION FEATURES The toad is dark brown as seen from above, with indistinct black spots; its limbs are marbled with carmine ; its lower surfaces are marbled with brown and measures 4.4 cm (1.75 in) from snout to ven. Duttaphrynus beddomii exhibits a crown that lacks bony ridges; its short, projecting snout has an angular canthus rostralis . Its interorbital space is somewhat broader than the upper eyelid. Its tympa...