Whitebelly Stream Toad

About the Whitebelly Stream Toad

Ansonia albomaculata, also known as the white-lipped slender toad and whitebelly stream toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo and can be found in Sabah and Sarawak (Malaysia), Brunei, and northern Kalimantan (Indonesia).

Males grow to 30 mm (1.2 in) and females to 35 mm (1.4 in) in snout–vent length. The overall appearance is slender. The head is wider than it is long. The snout is truncate. The tympanum is visible but partly concealed by skin. The finger tips are rounded. The fingers are long and have rudimentary webbing. The toes are webbed and have small rounded disks at their tips. A distinct ridge runs along inner margin of the tarsus. The dorsum is dark brown and warty, albeit the warts being low. There is a light spot on the upper jaw, below the eye.

Tadpoles probably belonging to this species are small, total length 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in). They have an oval body that is dorsoventrally depressed and a bluntly rounded tail. Ansonia albomaculata is a lowland stream-associated species that is known from elevations between 150 and 500 m (490 and 1,640 ft) above sea level. Adults are... Wikipedia →