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 Yala National Park
Schneider's Toad
Duttaphrynus scaber
Chunam Tree Frog
Polypedates maculatus
Common skittering frog
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
Indian Five-Fingered Frog
Euphlyctis hexadactylus
Common Indian Cricket Frog
Minervarya agricola
Jerdon's Bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus crassus
Rohan's Globular Frog
Uperodon rohani
Sri Lankan Bullfrog
Uperodon taprobanicus
Sri Lanka wood frog
Hydrophylax gracilis
Common Hourglass Tree Frog
Polypedates cruciger
Mihintale Red Narrow-mouthed Frog
Microhyla mihintalei
📅 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 Yala National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Common Indian Toad sighting in Yala National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Indian Toad in Yala National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Indian Toad in Yala National Park in our monthly data.