Flat-bodied Slender Toad

True Toads

Ansonia platysoma

Basic stats

Diet

Small invertebrates

Habitat

Rocks beside fast-flowing hill streams

Range

Endemic to Borneo

Clutch size

~20–60 eggs (typical for Ansonia)

Incubation period

About 1–2 weeks to hatching (typical for Ansonia)

Size

Small (25–35mm)

Weight

~2–4g

A slender stream toad with a notably flattened body profile, an adaptation shared with several rock-dwelling Ansonia species for staying pressed against wet stone in fast current.

Diurnal, found on rocks beside fast-flowing hill streams, foraging for small invertebrates along the water's edge.

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