Common Indian Toad
Duttaphrynus melanostictus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyBufonidae (Bufònids)
- GenusDuttaphrynus (Asian Toads)
- SpeciesDuttaphrynus melanostictus (Common Indian Toad)
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
Indus Valley Bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
Bicolored Frog
Clinotarsus curtipes
Malabar Gliding Frog
Rhacophorus malabaricus
Malabar Dot Frog
Uperodon triangularis
Sri Lankan Bullfrog
Uperodon taprobanicus
Chunam Tree Frog
Polypedates maculatus
Waynad bush frog
Pseudophilautus wynaadensis
Polypedates occidentalis
Polypedates occidentalis
Common skittering frog
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
Indian Five-Fingered Frog
Euphlyctis hexadactylus
winged gliding frog
Rhacophorus lateralis
Pseudophilautus amboli
Pseudophilautus amboli
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Indian Toad in Bandipur National Park?
About 29% of visitor-days record a Common Indian Toad sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Indian Toad in Bandipur National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Common Indian Toad in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.