Common Indian Toad
Common Indian ToadCommon Indian ToadCommon Indian ToadCommon Indian Toad

Common Indian Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Silhouette: Vijay Karthick · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Horton Plains National Park
1 Verified sightings at Horton Plains National Park From 2019 to 2026
635 Verified sightings across all 37 parks From 2019 to 2026
🌙 Nocturnal When it's spotted during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

About the Common Indian Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus is commonly called Asian common toad, Asian black-spined toad, Asian toad, black-spectacled toad, common Sunda toad, and Javanese toad. It is probably a complex of more than one true toad species that is widely distributed in South and Southeast Asia.

The species grows to about 20 cm (8 in) long. Asian common toads breed during the monsoon, and their tadpoles are black. Young toads may be seen in large numbers after monsoon rains finish. Asian common toads occur widely from northern Pakistan through Nepal, Bangladesh, India including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, southern China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau to Malaysia, Singapore, and the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Anambas and Natuna Islands. They have been recorded from sea level up to 1,800 m (5,900 ft) altitude, and live mostly in disturbed lowland habitats, from upper beaches and riverbanks to human-dominated agricultural and urban areas. They are uncommon in closed forests.

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Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park

Jerdon's Bullfrog
LC

Jerdon's Bullfrog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Hoplobatrachus crassus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Dull-green Shrub Frog
EN Endemic

Dull-green Shrub Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Pseudophilautus viridis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Common Paddy Field Frog

Common Paddy Field Frog

☀️ Diurnal Amphibian

Minervarya agricola

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Günther's Golden-backed Frog

Günther's Golden-backed Frog

🌅 Crepuscular Amphibian

Indosylvirana temporalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Ferguson's Tree Frog
LC Endemic

Ferguson's Tree Frog

Amphibian

Pseudophilautus fergusonianus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Saddled Tree frog
EN Endemic

Saddled Tree frog

Amphibian

Taruga eques

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Round-snout pygmy frog
EN

Round-snout pygmy frog

Amphibian

Pseudophilautus femoralis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~70%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~50%
3 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~50%
4 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
5 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
6 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
7 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~40%
8 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
9 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~40%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
11 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
12 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~30%
13 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~30%
14 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
15 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
16 Tangkoko Nature Reserve 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
17 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
18 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
19 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
20 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%
21 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
22 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
23 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
24 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
25 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
26 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
27 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
28 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
29 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
30 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
31 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
32 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
33 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
34 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
35 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
36 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
37 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
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